Thesaurus results for SLOTS

slots

noun

plural of slot

as in places

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 slots Others coordinated to use their consecutive time slots to read off of the same script, starting where the person before them hand been cut off. —

Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026 The Neo chassis also features side-firing speakers instead of speakers beneath the keyboard, venting out slits on the left and right side that resemble SD-card slots. —

Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026 There are four time slots available, each costs $10 per child. —

Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 The Reach vans are Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible and have two wheelchair slots. —

Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Yet, this gaming and entertainment venue delivers exactly what post-match crowds want — slots, table games, live music and cold drinks without the production of a mega-resort. —

Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 The Blackhawks are out of retention slots, so Minnesota has to take on his full hit — and that’s why the Wild didn’t have to give up anything other than cap space to add Foligno. —

Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Angel City hasn’t delivered on the field since its 2022 NWSL arrival and was hampered last season by several less-than-ideal Monday night slots due to scheduling conflicts at BMO Stadium, which is controlled by MLS’ Los Angeles FC. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026 In just the last week, the MSBA has approved two new school construction projects that will take top cost slots, Salem High at over $447 million and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High at $333 million. —

Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026

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The discrepancies tended to be largest in lower-income regions, including parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, where there are typically fewer local tide gauges and direct ocean measurements; these places are more reliant on models that perform poorly there.

— Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
The fact is that winters used to be colder than this, and in many places in the US, winter is now the fastest-warming season.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026