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Recent Examples of slab
The slide appears to have involved a thick slab of soft snow breaking loose at a weak layer in the snowpack, the report said.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Kings got on the board in the second period, but the marker was sandwiched like a slab of hot chicken between two Nashville goals, before striking twice to trail 4-3 at the second intermission.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are floor-to-ceiling porcelain slab walls, designer lighting, and architectural reveals that create the impression of floating walls and ceilings, while cabinetry throughout is crafted by the heritage Italian design and furniture company Pedini.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
The terse staff will slice a rectangular piece of pizza for you from a long slab, wrap it in paper, and send you on your way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The Kings got on the board in the second period, but the marker was sandwiched like a slab of hot chicken between two Nashville goals, before striking twice to trail 4-3 at the second intermission.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
There are floor-to-ceiling porcelain slab walls, designer lighting, and architectural reveals that create the impression of floating walls and ceilings, while cabinetry throughout is crafted by the heritage Italian design and furniture company Pedini.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
The terse staff will slice a rectangular piece of pizza for you from a long slab, wrap it in paper, and send you on your way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slab
Noun
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In 2001, an 80-pound ingot was bought by a private collector for a record $8 million.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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LithSonic can produce lithium metal in either powder or ingot form for use in EV batteries, electronic devices, and aluminum alloys.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This might look like a strip of timber between two waterways, a saddle between two ridge tops, or a flat between a river and a steep hillside.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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Casting has not yet been announced for the musical, in which six unemployed steel workers decide to make money by creating their own male strip show.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sawdust floated over our heads as another student used a chop saw to cut stick framing for doors and windows.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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And for the aviation fanatic, ice cream stick planes never made the cut.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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