as in to schedule
to put (someone or something) on a list
you've been slated for a three o'clock interview
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
ready to slate anyone who disagreed
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as in grey
of the color gray
the slate sky was a sure sign of rain
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Recent Examples of slate
David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The news comes the same week that eight-year-old home equity lender Figure is slated to go public at a $4 billion valuation.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Legacy, the latest instalment in the popular Australian horror franchise, which is slated to shoot in 2026.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The company is hosting its annual product launch in Cupertino where it's slated to launch major hardware refreshes across its lineup and debut the brand new iPhone 17 family.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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LogoPowered byScale logo Earlier this year, a titanium mine was slated for construction on the edge of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, an unusually diverse ecosystem that is home to some of the country’s most pristine wetlands.
—David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
The news comes the same week that eight-year-old home equity lender Figure is slated to go public at a $4 billion valuation.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Legacy, the latest instalment in the popular Australian horror franchise, which is slated to shoot in 2026.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The company is hosting its annual product launch in Cupertino where it's slated to launch major hardware refreshes across its lineup and debut the brand new iPhone 17 family.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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It’s set in a small-town community in upstate New York, where the long-gray-haired and bearded Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) is the contempo version of a fire-and-brimstone cult leader, preaching fury in the form of piety.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Leticia Gutierrez, a gray-haired Catholic nun, asked them to sit down.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Kraus is described as having long, silver hair and brown eyes.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This elevated, one-of-a-kind in-room dining experience presents the city’s beloved sandwich – whose origins date back to the 1930s – on a silver platter with white-glove service, blending luxury with the comfort and flavor of the classic.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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