as in place
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited
called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer
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Recent Examples of slot
Trump, while flying on Air Force One to Wisconsin on Friday, was asked by reporters who is under consideration for the permanent DNI slot.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Marshall was a boundary corner at UF, but the Dolphins moved him to the slot as a rookie partly out of necessity.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
That’s where this phone case with a removable and adjustable strap and exterior card slot will come in handy.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Rookie first-round pick Caleb Downs worked in the slot along with Durant.
—Nick Harris
june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Marshall was a boundary corner at UF, but the Dolphins moved him to the slot as a rookie partly out of necessity.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
That’s where this phone case with a removable and adjustable strap and exterior card slot will come in handy.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Rookie first-round pick Caleb Downs worked in the slot along with Durant.
—Nick Harris
june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slot
Noun
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Now, events take place in big cities, suburbs and small towns around the world.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Under protocols established to monitor their health and protect the community, a quarantine order is in place.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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The Stomp-Clap Song and the Gingerbread Cookie Dance, both released in 2021, had already given them some inkling that videos that taught dances were a potentially popular niche.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Some of the most influential American innovations began as side projects, accidents, or niche engineering solutions before quietly changing how people communicate, travel, work, eat, and survive.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The invention that Edison brought into the offices of Scientific American also used sound vibrations to make a needle vibrate—in his case, by digging grooves into a strip of tinfoil or paper that was embossed with wax.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Think more divorcée getting her groove back on an unseasonably chilly day, less spring breaker double-fisting piña coladas.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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During the four-month primary campaign, Raman offered withering critiques of Bass’ first term, saying the mayor failed to act with urgency on homelessness, apartment construction, street repairs and the exodus of entertainment jobs from the region.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Thomas was then promoted to the top job in March 2025, with the title of design director.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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