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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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Noun
One of the three pilots then took over and was able to safely taxi the aircraft to the gate. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 June 2025 The incident happened as the plane was about to leave San Diego International Airport for Honolulu, prompting the plane to taxi to a safe location and a search of the aircraft. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 May 2025
Verb
From left: Scrappy the dog as he was found abandoned in a trash bag; and Hunter Tonn with Scrappy in a taxi. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Uber enticed drivers to work for it, crushed the traditional taxi industry, and now controls salaries, benefits, and workloads algorithmically. Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
Noun
  • Taxi brought together a true cast of New York City characters, sharing their lives in between customers at a cab company unlike any other.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The detective approached the cab driven by Mendenhall and saw blood on his thumb.
    Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Like any car show, this is often done by a small handful of brands who mostly just put consumers in the passenger seat and chauffeur them around.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Driving a golf cart on this land that time forgot—where cars are banned to all but locals—feels not at all different from being chauffeured in the back for a Rolls-Royce Phantom across Hong Kong.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Passengers on those routes face significantly longer rides to and from downtown.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • With 63km remaining, Healy’s fellow Irishman Eddie Dunbar attacks, riding in the purple jersey of the Australian Jayco-AlUla team.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025

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