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
And as for the $4 billion, 47-mile gas pipeline, Vásquez and the canal’s brass are aiming to free up the waterway’s slots for other vessels, while giving Panama more opportunities to expand into new markets.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The new law also directs federal funding towards a project to set up additional medical residency slots, including OB-GYN residency slots, in Iowa.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The brand's weekender has a separate shoe compartment and an electronics section with a padded laptop sleeve, as well as slots, pouches, and pockets for cords, a power bank, and other travel essentials.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Next year’s hard rock Download Festival will feature headlining slots from Linkin Park, Guns N’ Roses and Limp Bizkit.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
The remaining slots are a toss-up in an open field, with the increasingly powerful profile of Challengers actor Josh O'Connor bolstering his bid for Wake Up Dead Man, which contains arguably his best work to date.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Convenient side slots allow baked treats to slide in and out safely, and the simple on/off switch keeps things easy to use.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
To achieve a fully universal system, New Mexico must create nearly 14,000 more child care slots and recruit 5,000 educators, according to its Democratic-run government.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
The horizontal base unit has five slots that can fit magnetically attachable modules.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
The new law also directs federal funding towards a project to set up additional medical residency slots, including OB-GYN residency slots, in Iowa.
—Natalie Krebs, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
The brand's weekender has a separate shoe compartment and an electronics section with a padded laptop sleeve, as well as slots, pouches, and pockets for cords, a power bank, and other travel essentials.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Next year’s hard rock Download Festival will feature headlining slots from Linkin Park, Guns N’ Roses and Limp Bizkit.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
The remaining slots are a toss-up in an open field, with the increasingly powerful profile of Challengers actor Josh O'Connor bolstering his bid for Wake Up Dead Man, which contains arguably his best work to date.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Convenient side slots allow baked treats to slide in and out safely, and the simple on/off switch keeps things easy to use.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
To achieve a fully universal system, New Mexico must create nearly 14,000 more child care slots and recruit 5,000 educators, according to its Democratic-run government.
—Reuters, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
The horizontal base unit has five slots that can fit magnetically attachable modules.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slots
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The presence of liquid water, heat and the right chemicals (such as phosphorus and complex hydrocarbons) means that its sub-surface ocean is believed to be one of the best places in our solar system for life to have evolved outside the Earth, according to scientists.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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That includes places like Birmingham and Huntsville in Alabama, Baton Rouge in Louisiana, Savannah in Georgia and Tampa and Fort Myers in Florida.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Analysts predict neuromorphic will spread across all edge AI niches.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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And so, the species that occupy the various environmental niches will likewise have to oscillate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Known for their high-energy performances and irresistible grooves, April and the Funk Junkies have become a San Diego favorite, filling dance floors with their mix of funk, soul, pop, and rock classics.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two No 10s largely avoid the sort of slack passes and heavy touches that have previously halted United from properly settling into their attacking grooves.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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In response, some advocates have called for the government to support the industry — which accounted for around 1% of the US workforce in the latest census — with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs in recent years.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Congress now appears poised to reopen the government and restart pay ‒ including back pay ‒ for controllers, some of whom took second jobs during the shutdown.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Slots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slots. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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