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
Toward the end of last month, more than a dozen separate proposals from Chinese satellite operators were lodged with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global body responsible for coordinating radio spectrum and orbital slots.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
The full order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
In the Portland, Oregon, suburb of Hillsboro, the school district has opened enrollment slots at its online academy, district spokesperson Beth Graser said.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The service The service here slots into that pleasant, friendly zone between stiff five-star and relaxed private home.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
So far, 125,000 slots are funded.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders are officially on the clock and the first 18 slots for the 2026 NFL draft are set.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The event formerly known as the SAG Awards limits its TV nominations to five slots apiece and limits its limited series category even further by not including a Best Ensemble section.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
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
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
The full order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
In the Portland, Oregon, suburb of Hillsboro, the school district has opened enrollment slots at its online academy, district spokesperson Beth Graser said.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The service The service here slots into that pleasant, friendly zone between stiff five-star and relaxed private home.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
So far, 125,000 slots are funded.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The Las Vegas Raiders are officially on the clock and the first 18 slots for the 2026 NFL draft are set.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
The event formerly known as the SAG Awards limits its TV nominations to five slots apiece and limits its limited series category even further by not including a Best Ensemble section.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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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Bargaining capital also arises through unconventional alignments of medium-size powers, each with their distinctive niches.—
Boris Babic,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
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As for how the coffins were placed, archeological evidence suggests that some caskets were slotted into natural or carved niches in the rock face, while others were placed on wooden beams that had been driven into cliff faces for support.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Dec. 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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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Slots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slots. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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