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Recent Examples of tabby
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The shots include a picture of the tabby cat wedged in a tight spot under the car's hood and an image of a rescuer petting the feline after freeing the animal.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Tucker, a handsome orange tabby with expressive green eyes and a distinct ear, is now on the hunt for a new home after stress took a toll on his bathroom habits.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Loki is tabby and white while Onyx is a brown tabby, both are neutered and up-to-date on vaccinations.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The shots include a picture of the tabby cat wedged in a tight spot under the car's hood and an image of a rescuer petting the feline after freeing the animal.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
The tabby is not only engrossed but also sitting on a small plastic chair like a human, with a toy fish perched on his chest.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Tucker, a handsome orange tabby with expressive green eyes and a distinct ear, is now on the hunt for a new home after stress took a toll on his bathroom habits.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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Chalamet wore one of his favourite brands, Chrome Hearts, with an orange zip-up suede bomber with the team logo, orange and blue striped pants, beige boots, and a thick gold chain, accessorizing with a set of sporty silver sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Though Bonnie had experience with bottle babies, this kitten's fragile condition made survival uncertain.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Fees waived for Adopt-a-Pet Day Rancho Coastal Humane Society will be among more than 150 animal shelters in California that will waive pet adoption fees on June 7 for adult dogs, cats and rabbits (puppies and kittens not included) as part of the second annual California Adopt-a-Pet Day.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
Noun
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There are housecats and alley cats, Brawley said, and then there are tigers and lions.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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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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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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