slab

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Recent Examples of slab Archaeologists identified some of these fragments as very rare pieces of heraldic slab tiles. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025 Beijing Institute of Technology A cold plate at the bottom of the cell was used to chill and freeze the water, forming a slab of ice. New Atlas, 20 June 2025 Vulture’s take on Rockefeller scoops artichoke-spinach dip into blue corn shells and subs in a seared slab of local lion’s mane mushroom for sirloin in the steak Diane. Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Hunter Dobbins will toe the slab for the Boston Red Sox in the Bronx on Sunday night as the team faces their AL East rival New York Yankees. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slab
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • It will be built on top of the old Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport’s air strip, surrounded by wetlands.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • In other fast food news, Buck reported that Taco Bell launched crispy chicken strips in three new items on Tuesday, June 17.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Each lamp head can swivel 350° side-to-side and tilt 90° up or down, with beam angles that go from narrow spotlighting to wide ambient wash.
    Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The adaptive reuse design preserves the 1907 warehouse’s original Douglas fir beams and brickwork while slashing the building’s carbon footprint.
    Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • With selfie-takers increasingly seen as a risk, some art insurers are advocating for stricter protective measures, such as banning selfie sticks and reinforcing barriers around select artworks.
    Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Its data shows that a stick of 16GB DDR4 RAM can now reach $24, up from a mere $4.40 back in March.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025

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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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