lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

Examples of lab in a Sentence

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Noun
Carol’s case was among the first examined by the new Cold Case Unit within the Ohio Attorney General's Office, which includes the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), the state's crime lab. Stephanie Warsmith, USA Today, 8 June 2025 Think lab reports, onboarding forms, shipping manifests, compliance charts—often in formats that shift without warning. Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Open and free to the public, the pantry, located at OE 2801 Evans Ave., in Valparaiso, will also function as a career lab to enhance OE’s efforts in preparing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the workforce, the release said. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025 Her camper-van lab is not a getaway vehicle, her science not a whim. Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lab

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lab was circa 1868

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“Lab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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