slabs

plural of slab

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Recent Examples of slabs Persistent slabs are one of nine types of avalanches, which include storm slab, deep persistent slab, wet slab, wet loose, dry loose, cornice fall and glide avalanche. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
  • The vending machine will offer two-dose boxes of naloxone and other hygiene and personal safety tools, including fentanyl test strips, xylazine, barbiturates, condoms and medetomidine.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The designer had also requested half-inch reveals, backed by strips of silvery metal, wherever the walls meet the floors.
    Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • June 14, 2026 – Reports begin to emerge that algae blooms have turned the water in the pool green again.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Beyond the fruit, the dwarf golden spice pear features clusters of white spring blooms and glossy leaves that turn a striking burgundy or bronze color in the fall.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • In the evening, the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show will draw thousands of eyes upward as 85,000 shells are launched from six barges and a laser show beams up from the Brooklyn Bridge.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • The filmmakers cut freely and rapidly among the duo’s poses, their stumbles, their fears, their tightrope walks across precarious beams in the sky.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • People magazine at the time estimated the wedding cost $1 million and noted the event included four bands and a fireworks show.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The team looked at what bands were cool and what labels were on the rise at the time.
    Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Summer is in session, and Funboy is the place to shop for pool floaties, inflatable paddle boards, and more.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 25 June 2026
  • In other states, endorsement recommendations come from executive boards or their political arms known as committees on political education, or COPE.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026

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“Slabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slabs. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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