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Recent Examples of slab
Made in a skillet or slab, topped with streusel, crumb, or even cheese, there's no right or wrong way to make your pie.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a slab of sandstone by pecking at it with a rounded stone.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The edges of slab backsplashes also offer an opportunity to add a little interest to a kitchen.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
In the depths of Scarisoara cave in Romania sits one of the world’s biggest underground glaciers, a monumental slab of ice the size of roughly 40 Olympic swimming pools that began to form around 13,000 years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a slab of sandstone by pecking at it with a rounded stone.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The edges of slab backsplashes also offer an opportunity to add a little interest to a kitchen.
—Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
In the depths of Scarisoara cave in Romania sits one of the world’s biggest underground glaciers, a monumental slab of ice the size of roughly 40 Olympic swimming pools that began to form around 13,000 years ago.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slab
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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
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Or think dumplings, which represent wealth and good fortune with shapes recalling gold ingots.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Seychelles One of the most beautiful beaches in the world, this sandy strip is surrounded by lush palms and polished granite boulders.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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The violence has in effect transformed a strip of territory along Lebanon’s southern border into a no-man’s-land, with villages and towns flattened and about 64,000 people unable to return home.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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To accomplish this, the researchers used a technique called reactive molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Today, accommodations include casita rooms, suites, and a ranch house, outfitted with tile floors, exposed wood beams, and private in-room fireplaces.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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This anti-chafing stick from MegaBabe is my go-to to prevent soreness in the inner thigh area, where legs tend to rub together.—
Terri Peters,
Parents,
6 Mar. 2026
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Then a right cross with stick still in hand.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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