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Recent Examples of slat
Since the daybed has slats included, a box spring isn’t required for either space.
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 23 July 2025
Hand-hewn seat slats rest atop an ornamental deer antler rack, its tines buttery smooth, the color of straw.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
Farley said that humans are doing things in factory plants that robots still cannot, pointing to an example of a worker in one of Ford’s plants in Germany, who creatively used a bicycle tire and a wheel with a wooden slat to close a tailgate of a truck that had gotten stuck going down the line.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Among the initial questions: whether the plane’s wing flaps and slats extended properly, and why the landing gear, which creates drag, remained down.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 16 June 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 23 July 2025
Hand-hewn seat slats rest atop an ornamental deer antler rack, its tines buttery smooth, the color of straw.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
Farley said that humans are doing things in factory plants that robots still cannot, pointing to an example of a worker in one of Ford’s plants in Germany, who creatively used a bicycle tire and a wheel with a wooden slat to close a tailgate of a truck that had gotten stuck going down the line.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Among the initial questions: whether the plane’s wing flaps and slats extended properly, and why the landing gear, which creates drag, remained down.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slat
Noun
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Apple is also offering a cross-body strap for the iPhone Air.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ford’s pump has long been a staple in evening lineups, but the penny-strap detail keeps its proportions strict rather than delicate.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How about some washi tape printed with strawberries or a jigsaw puzzle of the Appalachian Trail?—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The spokesperson, who reviewed a tape of the incident, says Weisman was struck in a suburban area without a sidewalk.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other smart features include a scuba-style hood, zippered hand pockets, elastic binding at the cuffs, and a hem drawcord for a customized fit.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fallon and his brother, Jim Fallon Jr., work each day in the basement of their father's 85-year-old store, giving new life to bibles, adding custom bindings to photo books and repairing books from all around the country.—
Otto Rabe,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Juno orbits Jupiter once every 33 days, and the trajectory brings the spacecraft through intense radiation belts trapped by the planet's powerful magnetic field.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the other corner, Crawford has an undefeated 41-0 record, including 31 knockouts, and has held world championship belts in four different weight classes.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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And the 2010s reigned as the favorite fashion era as searches for Hervé Léger bandage dresses rose 106 percent.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Daily Mail reported on footage of Biden leaving a church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, in which the bandage is visible.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Slat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slat. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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