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Recent Examples of tabby
Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
On the other side of those glass panels, a tabby cat—eyes wide and dark, ears flattened—can be seen meowing to be let back inside.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The post, which features two images of the orange-and-white tabby named Rook, has sparked delight among pet-loving Reddit users.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The tabby mixed cat is feeling fishy and pondering her next aquatic catch as a scary shark this Halloween.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
On the other side of those glass panels, a tabby cat—eyes wide and dark, ears flattened—can be seen meowing to be let back inside.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
The beloved orange tabby's endurance ordeal began in late December when her family set out on a cross-country move, according to KKTV.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The post, which features two images of the orange-and-white tabby named Rook, has sparked delight among pet-loving Reddit users.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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He was shackled at his wrists and waist and was wearing a black-and-gray, striped jail uniform and orange crocks on his feet.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Two figures – one in a breezy, colorful striped sundress and a white hair band, another with cropped hair in a white t-shirt and denim miniskirt – hold hands.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Play time is very important for felines, especially kittens, Pet MD explains.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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In early spring, bits of fluff appear along the branches of some willow shrubs, silvery gray and as soft to the touch as a kitten’s paw.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That seemed as incongruous a combination as a nightingale harmonizing with an alley cat.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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The week’s biggest stories Presidential debate Biden’s verbal stumbles, Trump’s ‘morals of an alley cat’: 6 debate takeaways.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2024
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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