taxi 1 of 2

as in cab
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

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verb

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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
Based on the current taxi and ride-hailing car market, Bank of America estimates total demand for eVTOL air taxis could reach 200,000 units in the future. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 May 2025 But low pay for drivers isn’t fundamental to the business of taxi and food delivery work. Daniel Ocampo, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
Verb
According to two anonymous passengers who spoke to KPNX, the disruption began just as the aircraft started taxiing. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Mar. 2025 The aircraft landed safely and taxied to gate C38, where the fire broke out. Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
Noun
  • His diary-like home production This Is Not a Film was produced under house arrest, while the masterful Taxi was shot within the confines of a cab that the director himself drove around Tehran.
    Eric Kohn, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
  • This yellow cab charm in particular is an appropriate symbol of the city: right up there with a pretzel and a pigeon.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Ambassador Serena Joy chauffeured in a brand-new foreign car.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The trailer teases a festive road trip, with Lowe chauffeuring his celebrity passengers from Tokyo to Missouri to Los Angeles.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Reckoning Part One – Cruise rode off a cliff-edge on a motorbike.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 25 May 2025
  • The company’s been riding smoothly – pun intended – ever since.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxi. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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