as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
slated to arrive at five o'clock
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as in listed
to put (someone or something) on a list
you've been slated for a three o'clock interview
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
ready to slate anyone who disagreed
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Recent Examples of slated
Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Jackson has clearly outperformed his slated 2026 salary.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
The next slated interview, with former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, is on Friday.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Almost $60 million is slated for security initiatives, with just under $54 million going toward transit service.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
It's slated to release earnings on Thursday morning.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The team’s rookie minicamp is also slated for May 8-10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
With Will Warren originally slated to start the game, two major league sources added that the right-hander is healthy and that the Yankees are just realigning their rotation.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
In an interview with the Star-Telegram Monday, Superintendent Peter Licata said district leadership knows exactly which campus every student who is slated to return to INA for the 2026-27 school year would end up at if the board votes to close the school Tuesday.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket is slated to launch the lunar lander from Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The vessel's next slated voyage, an 11-night trip from Piraeus (Athens), Greece, was canceled.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Jackson has clearly outperformed his slated 2026 salary.
—Mike Kaye
updated January 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026
The next slated interview, with former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, is on Friday.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The record is nearing completion with about a dozen tracks already slated.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Almost $60 million is slated for security initiatives, with just under $54 million going toward transit service.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
It's slated to release earnings on Thursday morning.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
The team’s rookie minicamp is also slated for May 8-10.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
With Will Warren originally slated to start the game, two major league sources added that the right-hander is healthy and that the Yankees are just realigning their rotation.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
In an interview with the Star-Telegram Monday, Superintendent Peter Licata said district leadership knows exactly which campus every student who is slated to return to INA for the 2026-27 school year would end up at if the board votes to close the school Tuesday.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket is slated to launch the lunar lander from Florida.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The film, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and slated to hit theaters October 2, follows Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson), a struggling writer who is hired to complete a successful book series after its author, Verity Crawford (Hathaway), is incapacitated.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
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The expected tariff refund helped push the company’s stock up 6% in pre-market trading, before paring back gains.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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London Stock Exchange Group Plc said revenue growth for 2026 is now expected to be towards the top of its expected range, after the first quarter was buoyed by heavy trading volumes and momentum in subscription businesses.—
Tom Metcalf,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Eleven minutes later, as guests settled into their meals, mentalist Oz Pearlman, the scheduled entertainer, was showing the president and first lady a trick.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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One report suggested that a massage therapist had shown up at the couple’s home for a pre-scheduled appointment but got no answer at the door and contacted their daughter, who went inside the home and found Rob Reiner slain.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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