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
Advertisement The solution for obtaining that exact light was shooting the driving scenes during the similar glow of the magic hour daily in one-hour time slots.
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Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
While slots are hard to come by, a new batch will be released every Monday at noon.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
That may get them guest slots to rant on MSNBC, but that won’t help Chicago neighborhoods that are being held hostage by homegrown criminals who are shooting, carjacking and robbing them of their security and vitality.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Practical progress may be limited because Illinois has not enacted companion legislation to fill its five commission slots.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Offer specific time slots to make scheduling easy.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There were notable successes, not least the fact that Wolves filled most of the squad slots that were vacant.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
This time, Nelson's team exited nine aircraft at 19,000 feet and had 60 seconds to find their slots, lock hands and hold a snowflake formation before breaking apart to deploy 174 parachutes in unison.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After those first 150 slots are full, the price will go up to $279 per month.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
While slots are hard to come by, a new batch will be released every Monday at noon.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
That may get them guest slots to rant on MSNBC, but that won’t help Chicago neighborhoods that are being held hostage by homegrown criminals who are shooting, carjacking and robbing them of their security and vitality.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Practical progress may be limited because Illinois has not enacted companion legislation to fill its five commission slots.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Offer specific time slots to make scheduling easy.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There were notable successes, not least the fact that Wolves filled most of the squad slots that were vacant.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
This time, Nelson's team exited nine aircraft at 19,000 feet and had 60 seconds to find their slots, lock hands and hold a snowflake formation before breaking apart to deploy 174 parachutes in unison.
—Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After those first 150 slots are full, the price will go up to $279 per month.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slots
Noun
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In a lot of places and for a lot of franchises, calling the season opener a must-win would be grossly overreacting.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Did anyone win Powerball drawing jackpot, Wednesday, September 3, 2025?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
7 Sep. 2025
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It was built for the education sector and found niches in therapy, autism interventions, and STEM.—
Joe Salas
August 30,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bluegame Following in the footsteps of their parent company, Sanlorenzo, Bluegame embraces the same philosophy of growth through innovative segments while acknowledging scarcity in its niches.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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German luggage a popular choice A couple of players, including cornerback Trent McDuffie, traveled with Rimowa suitcases, recognized by the characteristic parallel grooves on the aluminum bags.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Autocomplete functions recycle common word sequences, and even repeat common typos, locking language into predictable grooves.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most recently, last year in Bangladesh, students mobilized to call for the end of a controversial quota system for government jobs.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Slots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slots. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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