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
To have your choice of time slots, book ahead.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
When time slots open, fans can shop for tickets based on sport, venue location, price and medal event.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In Cuba, the government is rationing the sale of gas, sold only in dollars, to 20 liters — just over five gallons — per customer, and the sales system is so backed up that slots are dated for nine months in advance.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Unlike bulkier tracking devices like AirTags, each card is less than 2mm thick and designed to fit directly into standard card slots without altering the shape of your wallet.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Once that timer hits its limit, the remaining slots are filled with bots.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Other prominent speaking slots went to conservative activists from around the world, such as former British Prime Minister Liz Struss and Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, Coulibaly and Uzun pose the most clear choices for two of the team’s three unprotected slots.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The Mac Studio offered similar options without those slots for $3,000 less at the time.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Mar. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
When time slots open, fans can shop for tickets based on sport, venue location, price and medal event.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In Cuba, the government is rationing the sale of gas, sold only in dollars, to 20 liters — just over five gallons — per customer, and the sales system is so backed up that slots are dated for nine months in advance.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Unlike bulkier tracking devices like AirTags, each card is less than 2mm thick and designed to fit directly into standard card slots without altering the shape of your wallet.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Once that timer hits its limit, the remaining slots are filled with bots.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Other prominent speaking slots went to conservative activists from around the world, such as former British Prime Minister Liz Struss and Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
—Elena Moore, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, Coulibaly and Uzun pose the most clear choices for two of the team’s three unprotected slots.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The Mac Studio offered similar options without those slots for $3,000 less at the time.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slots
Noun
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Many private equity and hedge funds are domiciled in places like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, jurisdictions known for levying little or no taxes at the fund level.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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There are nearby fishing villages that are definitely worth visiting, but no other places to stay within a 30-minute drive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over the past decade, the evidence has solidified in several clinical niches.—
Lynne Peeples,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Recently built, the mausoleum at the Tafi Viejo cemetery in Tucuman has most of its niches still empty, awaiting new identifications.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The album’s more frenetic tracks lean further toward the uncanny, developing chimeric grooves that brim with unresolved tension.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rule has been expanded that teams must interview two minority candidates for openings at head coach, general managers and the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Magdy al-Deeb, a business owner, urged the government to reverse the decision to preserve jobs, especially for cafes and small businesses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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