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Recent Examples of taxi
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
People hopped on ferries that ran like taxis on the Brisbane River, biked along waterfront paths.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Due to her intoxicated state, she was escorted off of the Southwest Airlines flight before the plane taxied, Dallas police wrote in the warrant.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Marty Reisman was born in Manhattan in 1930, the son of a Russian immigrant who left his taxi-driving, poker-playing father when Reisman was just 10.
—Verb
The plane was able to taxi and park without further incident.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
Noun
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In place of the rear bench stands the 91-L door fridge, an uncommon placement that looks quite convenient for grabbing a cold drink or sandwich from the driver's cab.—
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Police said the suspect was believed to be driving a black, full-size pickup truck from the 1980s or 1990s with a single cab, short wheelbase and a clear rear window with no sliding panel.—
Verb
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Sage basketball advice from the man who cared enough to chauffeur him around Los Angeles is echoing in Peyton Watson’s head.—
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Lily Tomlin voices Miss Frizzle, an eccentric science teacher who chauffeurs her students through time, space, and the human body in a flying yellow school bus.—
Verb
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The group just hopped on the cta and will ride in the overnight hours in an effort to combat and deter crime.—
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Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking for the driver of an SUV who struck a woman riding a motorcycle, sending her to the hospital.—
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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxi. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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