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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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past tense of slate

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past tense of slate

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Recent Examples of slated
Adjective
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
He is slated to interview several of the guests. Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees and disabled beneficiaries is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers, up to a certain annual salary, which is slated to increase to $184,500 in 2026, from $176,100 in 2025. Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 On Wednesday, just two days before the hashing out was slated to begin, Ministers of the European Parliament voted 309 votes to 318, with 34 abstentions, rejecting the committee’s position. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025 Baldoni, 41, has denied those allegations, and their trial is slated for March 2026. Sharareh Drury, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 The latest tests from October 18 to 20 included a full-scale propellant rehearsal and a static-fire test, marking the XQ-3's entry into final flight preparation, with the first flight slated for November or December 2025. New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025 The Smyrna plant, which is slated to produce 460,000 vehicles this year, manufactures the Rogue, Pathfinder, Murano and Infiniti QX60. Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 Alcatraz Island is slated to stay open. The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025 The Bureau of Labor Statistics is slated to publish September inflation data on Friday morning, in spite of a government shutdown that has paralyzed federal reporting and has no end in sight. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
Adjective
  • Darius Slay was an expected cap casualty.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Local planning agencies across the state are wrestling with how to zone data center projects under existing codes, and utilities are rushing to meet expected demand.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The announcement comes five months before the scheduled opening of Miami Freedom Park Stadium, which is under construction at the site of the former Melreese Golf Course near Miami International Airport.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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