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Recent Examples of tabby
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This little purr machine is Fernando, a 3-year-old tabby cat with soft stripes, a gentle heart and a shy soul.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Jib-jib, an orange tabby cat from Eagle, claimed the top spot in the Idaho Statesman’s 2025 pet photo contest.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Think: jealousy, clinginess or unpredictable moods (looking at you, tabby cats).
—Noun
The 5-week-old orange tabby — named Mackie after the 7-Eleven worker who called in the tip — is now in foster care with one of his rescuers.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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Its jewel, however, is the pool, complete with striped double chaises and an epic view of the coast down below.—
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Premium Pliers Gugino, who guides striped bass and bluefish around Boston Harbor, and Rubner never leave the dock without a premium pair of pliers.—
Noun
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Maggie entered their lives as a kitten, brought home by Olivo’s brother, and quickly became a constant presence.—
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Two Purr One — Adopt two kittens (within two weeks) and pay the adoption fee for only one of them.—
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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