as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport

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Recent Examples of taxicab The gunman then pedaled a bicycle through Central Park, took a taxicab to a bus station and then rode the subway to a train station before fleeing to Pennsylvania, authorities said. Mark Scolforo, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Police later released a photo taken from a security camera inside a taxicab, which gave a clear image of the suspect’s eyes. Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 He’s been operating taxicabs, Ubers, or Lyfts since 1995, and even helped organize a taxi workers’ strike in the late ’90s. Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 Once approved, WeGo will pay for up to six trips home per year via taxicab or rental car. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 4 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
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Noun
  • Officer Tietjen was stationed at the PATH station in Midtown and commandeered a taxi to reach the World Trade Center.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Uber and Google’s own driverless car unit, Waymo, has beaten Tesla to the punch with the start of its own joint driverless taxi service in that city.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • While Tensley is best known for Rhône varieties like syrah and grenache, his entry-level cab delivers impressive value, offering glimpses of the purity of fruit and intensity that define his more powerful flagship bottlings.
    Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
  • How does your partner treat those around them: the waiter at the restaurant, the cab driver and perhaps even your friends?
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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