slated 1 of 3

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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slated

2 of 3

verb (1)

past tense of slate
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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slated

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of slate

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Recent Examples of slated
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
John Fogerty, rising singer-songwriter Emma Ogier, and others are slated to open on select dates. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 The timing appears to line up with Mayer’s upcoming run of spring 2027 run of solo, full-band and trio shows at Las Vegas’ Sphere, which has expanded into a 21-gig spree slated to open on April 8 and run through June 12. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026 The final hurdle, manufacturing, is slated for submission in 2027. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Thompson played in last week’s Jayhawks football game at Utah, while White was slated to play in the KU hoops team’s exhibition against Pittsburg State on Friday. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The design, which was created by an in-house team supported by an outside architectural firm, will be replicated in eight more stores slated to open between now and February. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Last year, the company dipped its toes into the live events world, serving as the promoter for boy group P1Harmony’s tour — the boy group is slated to perform Saturday at 82World. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 For those keeping count, that's eight years after it was originally slated to begin manufacturing. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 The creation of a Centre Pompidou in Foz do Iguaçu, a city in the Brazilian state of Paraná, was initially slated to open in November 2027, then rescheduled for 2028. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
Adjective
  • The relationship between expected average daily rate and occupancy can be more informative than either metric considered on its own.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But perhaps no one feels its expected passage in the Senate as acutely, or as personally, as Peter Mills.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That 400-acre farm near Barnard, initially listed for $29 million, is now priced at $25 million.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Over the weekend, Hurricane Simon lashed at the country's Pacific Coast as a Category 4 hurricane.
    — Adrian Florido, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026
  • San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The forum, moderated by FOX40 anchor Nikki Laurenzo and hosted by the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce, was one of only two scheduled debates between Pan and Kiley.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Then, adding to their stress, a letter informing them of the scheduled Brigham nurses' strike.
    — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The men talked about who would assault the woman beforehand, took photos and recorded the assault, which was also seen on a security system feed at the home in Sullivan's Island, an affluent suburb of Charleston, state agents said.
    — MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Wiggins recorded 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and 1-of-5 shooting on threes, six rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 22 minutes.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the boat overtook me, pounded at me as if asking me not to leave it.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Prices have surged as Ukraine has pounded Russian refineries and Iran and its Houthi allies have attacked energy facilities around the Persian Gulf.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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