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Recent Examples of slab
In the days preceding the U.S. attack, Iran placed large concrete slabs on top of both ventilation routes to try to protect them, Caine said.
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Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The residences’ floors show advanced design techniques, with a layer of limestone slabs or lime mortar resting on top of a foundation of fine rock fragments.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Each slab was made off-site in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and is now being placed on concrete walls.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
That vibe is especially evident in the kitchen, where a single slab of veined Italian marble forms the island.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
The residences’ floors show advanced design techniques, with a layer of limestone slabs or lime mortar resting on top of a foundation of fine rock fragments.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Each slab was made off-site in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and is now being placed on concrete walls.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
That vibe is especially evident in the kitchen, where a single slab of veined Italian marble forms the island.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slab
Noun
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But what makes this discovery at the Domus Aurea all the more remarkable is the whopping size of the Egyptian blue ingot in question, which weighs more than five pounds and measures six inches long.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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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,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dredd proved hugely popular, engendering several more comics and comics strips, video and board games, books, and even postage stamps in the United Kingdom.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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The health department recommends picking up fentanyl and xylazine test strips and Narcan from its Syringe Services Program, 2705 E. Washington Ave., or 2300 S. Park St., in Madison.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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His paws dangle over the side of a broken beam, with a metal wall at an odd angle behind him.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Military radar systems, which are more like a lighthouse beam sweeping the sky, generate bursts of radiation with peak emissions reaching 1×10¹⁴ watts.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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For a kid who began following his father around Shuttle Meadow, swinging plastic sticks as a toddler, Jackson Roman has come quite a way.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Just light the end with a match, drop it in the fuel tray, and line up a few oak sticks on top.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
21 July 2025
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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