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 These changes would prioritize national media slots at the expense of local ones and wouldn’t go into effect until 2029, when MLB is slated to sign new national TV deals. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026 As a veteran campaigner who is highly familiar with get-out-the-vote efforts, Corey would like to see all Republican slots filled. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 More than 100 of those were designated for infants, slots that are especially hard to find. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 While European customers are generally flocking to the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket, others are booking slots on upcoming medium-lift rockets, such as Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket. — Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026 That arrives this week in a big way in the second, third and fourth slots. — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Musical guest Blossoms are given two slots across the show and are seemingly completely relaxed on stage. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 Each $98 pair has four magnetic slots and seven charms included. — Madison Collins, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Art Basel Paris, which opened on Tuesday for its Avant-Première (super VIP) day, and on Wednesday, for the full VIP preview, canceled its Saturday and Sunday slots, now finishing at the end of the day on Friday. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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Democrats ousted Republicans from coast to coast, with many surprising places in between, in a decisive rejection of unified GOP control for the promise of something different for the country.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Therapists’ networks like Latinx Therapy and Therapy for Latinx can be places to find a licensed professional that aligns with your needs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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While fashion brands have historically shot and spent money on a limited set of imagery for their e-commerce platforms, generative AI allows for the adaptation of content for every country and its own individual consumer niches.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Not only would this have led to liquid water covering much of the Martian surface, but when lava bubbled through the Martian crust and met groundwater, warm habitable niches ideal for microbial life could have been forged.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of niches

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Above, the grooves in the wooden ceiling panels pass through the glass wall, pulling the eye out over the pathways and terraces that lead down to the pool with that same pompadour roofline.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2026
These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of grooves

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Eco effort The hotel has achieved the highest level of BREEAM certification for its sustainability performance and has brought 650 new jobs to the area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
In August, Musk’s companies received a $30-million grant through a state program to build a semiconductor plant that is estimated to create 3,000 jobs, one of several cash infusions he’s received through state programs.

— Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

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