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Recent Examples of slat
The gap between the slat and the side wall can allow a child’s torso to pass through, creating an entrapment hazard that could lead to serious injury or death.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Plus, the kit comes with a spacious porch, complete with two wood slat walls for privacy.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Stainless-steel handles on the sides enhance the clean design aesthetic, as does a wood slat grille for listeners who prefer to obscure the imposing front-firing active transducer.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
The room features large windows facing the quiet side street and wood-slat ceilings that reveal the building’s raw space.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Plus, the kit comes with a spacious porch, complete with two wood slat walls for privacy.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Stainless-steel handles on the sides enhance the clean design aesthetic, as does a wood slat grille for listeners who prefer to obscure the imposing front-firing active transducer.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
The room features large windows facing the quiet side street and wood-slat ceilings that reveal the building’s raw space.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slat
Noun
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The look still embraces the fisherman aesthetic, but the open front and buckled back strap create a more flattering silhouette that will add the right amount of polish and sophistication to all of your summer linen.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bibs mostly reigned supreme—having straps and the ability to adjust zippers without everything falling down was key.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fishing nets, garbage bags and a VHS tape — remarkably intact — were observed during the survey.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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As far as Atlanta rap upstarts go, Sk8star has all the goods, and his new tape Designer Junkie synthesizes them into one of the smoother leaps into the big leagues.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ski boot helps, limiting ankle movement, which reduces stress on the knee, and the binding that attaches the boot to the ski helps maintain the joint’s alignment.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Judges look to see whether the rider actually grabs the board, not just places their hand on top of it, and some of these grabs need to be executed between bindings.—
Joseph Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In this delightfully science-minded historical fiction novel, one of the main characters runs away from her family to do astronomy while the other clocks up multiple major scientific expeditions under her belt.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Hagerty High School junior has won back-to-back No-Gi World Championships and earned purple-belt status (two steps below a prestigious black belt).—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing with a bandage over his right eye after he was bloodied in a head-to-head collision in the first quarter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The images alternate between black-and-white and color and Ferragni is seen wearing the brand’s Bellflower pants, its signature bandage dress, and the Camden Bag.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Slat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slat. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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