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Recent Examples of slab
And there's no concrete slab pinning the building to the ground.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
That divergence is why a Sicilian slice from a New York pizzeria can taste dramatically different from a slab of sfincione bought at a bakery in Palermo.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
The tacos brim over at this longstanding Harlem spot, a treasury of meats, among them cecina, suadero, barbacoa with caramelly edges, and the zenith, al pastor, flame-red pork shorn off the spit, with a slab of pineapple tucked in.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
My Costa Rican Hammam Experience included a vigorous scrub-down on a marble slab in the steamy hammam that used a Costa Rican coffee bean exfoliator for a local twist, followed by a heavenly massage.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
That divergence is why a Sicilian slice from a New York pizzeria can taste dramatically different from a slab of sfincione bought at a bakery in Palermo.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
The tacos brim over at this longstanding Harlem spot, a treasury of meats, among them cecina, suadero, barbacoa with caramelly edges, and the zenith, al pastor, flame-red pork shorn off the spit, with a slab of pineapple tucked in.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slab
Noun
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My job was to kind of ferry big boxes of ingots around.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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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
Noun
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The Downes also make chicken fingers, sandwiches, fish and chips and clam strips.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Plugging those items into a standard strip can overload the device and create a fire hazard.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Noun
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To solve the problem, the team turned to phased arrays, flat electronic antennas that steer radio beams without moving parts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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Avantika Vandanapu beams at the premiere of Not Suitable for Work in New York City on May 28.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Noun
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In that moment, the Hurricanes took the puck off his stick and went back to work in the offensive zone.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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For a team that scored just seven runs in the final five games of a 3-6 home stand, the contrast in opponents will serve as a useful measuring stick.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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