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
Reservations are encouraged for the 90-minute time slots and are available on Onesto's OpenTable page.
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Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This supplies a comparative advantage given that open teams need to qualify for a limited number of slots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That leaves us four slots to play with in the best actor race.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Keeping this much of the Hot 100’s top slots on lock for the second week is unheard of, literally—this is the first time an artist occupied 12 of the Hot 100’s top 14 spots in the second week of their album’s release.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the bag's RFID blocking card and passport slots can help keep your data from ending up in the wrong hands.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s also room for improvement with dual SSD and RAM slots, giving you the flexibility to beef up your specs later down the line.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Festivals have been generous to it so far, with both the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and the London Film Festival giving it their closing-night slots.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This supplies a comparative advantage given that open teams need to qualify for a limited number of slots.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That leaves us four slots to play with in the best actor race.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Keeping this much of the Hot 100’s top slots on lock for the second week is unheard of, literally—this is the first time an artist occupied 12 of the Hot 100’s top 14 spots in the second week of their album’s release.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the bag's RFID blocking card and passport slots can help keep your data from ending up in the wrong hands.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s also room for improvement with dual SSD and RAM slots, giving you the flexibility to beef up your specs later down the line.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Festivals have been generous to it so far, with both the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and the London Film Festival giving it their closing-night slots.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slots
Noun
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Her poetry and prose have appeared in such places as The New Yorker, Ploughshares, American Poetry Review, and the Los Angeles Review of Books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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He was surrounded by a ground crew that included Farzam, who slipped out of a bodysuit and switched places with the stuntman.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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The track starts with a pulsating Simmons bass riff, setting the tone for one of Kiss' funkier guitar grooves.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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There are several high-profile college football coaching jobs available midway through the 2025 season — and all-time great coach Nick Saban is a popular name floated as a potential candidate.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Slots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slots. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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