slated 1 of 3

as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events slated to arrive at five o'clock

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slated

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of slate
as in listed
to put (someone or something) on a list you've been slated for a three o'clock interview

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slated

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of slate

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Recent Examples of slated
Adjective
The vessel's next slated voyage, an 11-night trip from Piraeus (Athens), Greece, was canceled. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Jackson has clearly outperformed his slated 2026 salary. — Mike Kaye updated January 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026 The next slated interview, with former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, is on Friday. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The old data center building that has been sitting vacant out beyond centerfield is slated to come down, making way for more development. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Squeaking in just under the wire in the first half of the year was the company’s June 25 announcement of a 20 percent stake in a new venture, the Jupiter Festival, with its inaugural edition slated for October in Miami. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 They’re slated to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 on a Falcon 9 rocket topped with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Grace. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 Half Magic is expanding with Mecca, where it is slated to reach 63 doors across Australia and New Zealand by the end of 2026. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 More than 200 vendors, the most in fair history, are slated to pack the end-of-summer tradition Friday through Sunday. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026 The Paramount film is slated to premiere in summer 2028, Cruise announced on social media. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The second phase was not detailed in the filing but is slated to abut Highland Park Lane. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The movie is currently slated to hit theaters on March 17, 2028. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
Adjective
  • The indie studio defied convention by taking the project out in August, usually considered a dead period with many executives on vacation as the TV business takes a breather before an expected post-Labor Day influx of pitches.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Black's lawyers, Susan Estrich and Aaron Cutler, earlier Tuesday blasted the committee for its expected vote, and asked the panel to postpone taking that step.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Built in 2014 and renovated and expanded by Osaka, the home is listed with Mauricio Umansky and Craig Knizek of The Agency.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • One of the political operatives Talarico's campaign brought on board was Delilah Agho-Otoghile, a hire that McShay said would be listed as an achievement on the report card.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Appspace, Robin, and Zoom can use Spot’s presence data to automatically reserve a room when someone walks in, check people into scheduled meetings, or release spaces that turn out to be empty.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Kim, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, also said he was not convinced Republicans would work with Democrats next year to roll back or delay the scheduled Medicaid cuts.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The carrier entered the maintenance period in March 2025 and subsequently underwent testing at sea after leaving the shipyard in early September 2026.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes an awakening is a catalyst of the breakup—the version of the self that entered the relationship is no longer recognizable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The shooting is the latest in a series of mass killings in South Africa, where police recorded 5,427 homicides during a recent three-month period.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The conversations are already recorded and transcribed, so the more durable approach is to read the record instead of relying on memory.
    — Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The chicken is pounded thin before cooking and, at Le Flâneur, is served with Picholine olives, tomato, arugula, and Parmesan.
    — Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Russian overnight strikes also pounded western Ukraine, though there were no immediate reports of casualties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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