as in place
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited
called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer
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Recent Examples of slot
In comparison, Hooker and Wilson combined for 132 snaps in the slot.
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Calvin Watkins
mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
No word on what will fill the Sunday slot at this time.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
ABC's statement didn't include details on what the network planned to do with the show's time slot.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
His return to Spanish-language cinema is a prime contender for a Cannes competition slot, and opportunity to win the Palme d’Or that has eluded him in six previous attempts.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Calvin Watkins
mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
No word on what will fill the Sunday slot at this time.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
ABC's statement didn't include details on what the network planned to do with the show's time slot.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
His return to Spanish-language cinema is a prime contender for a Cannes competition slot, and opportunity to win the Palme d’Or that has eluded him in six previous attempts.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slot
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While many of Charlotte’s most popular ones grew around dense, walkable clusters of restaurants and bars — places where visitors can park once and spend the evening moving from one establishment to another — University City evolved differently.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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The $270 million in funding for the extension is already in place and SMART expects to be pulling into the old Healdsburg station sometime in late 2028.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Rock criticism was unheard of back when writers like Christgau, Greil Marcus and Lester Bangs first started out, forming their own niche within a greater movement that came to be known as New Journalism.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Berlin’s sun and prescription frames as well as its in-the-know, niche positioning have gained the brand a cult following.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Allen won the possession game, but Sam Houston found a groove with counters and seemed to gain momentum as the match continued.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Bakri conveys that immense burden in dribbles of emotion, like a trickle of water wearing down a groove in a rock wall.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile Angie is class president, has won a full scholarship to college, stars in the school musicals, has two jobs; no drugs, alcohol or smoking.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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That includes donations from the labor union for air traffic controllers, whose jobs are not impacted by this partial shutdown but who understand the strain of working without pay from full government closures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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