as in place
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 slot
Against Buffalo next week, the Chiefs can’t afford a slot start.
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Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Then again, in this alternate reality, another higher-profile artist might have released the same week as Tame, taking that top slot.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
But that lanyard slot is more than meets the eye, carrying a handful of functions within a simple rotating wheel-like design, creating a different style of multitool.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
The show, which is produced by WWE Studios and BrightNorth Studios, airs in the time slot immediately following WWE SmackDown.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Then again, in this alternate reality, another higher-profile artist might have released the same week as Tame, taking that top slot.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
But that lanyard slot is more than meets the eye, carrying a handful of functions within a simple rotating wheel-like design, creating a different style of multitool.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
The show, which is produced by WWE Studios and BrightNorth Studios, airs in the time slot immediately following WWE SmackDown.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slot
Noun
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The chances of two looking like that and being that size and in the same place are pretty slim.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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The pillows are also resistant to shifting and lumping, so the filling will remain evenly balanced, providing a reliably cozy place to rest your head every night.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The concept sells niches to hold urns, similar to buying a cemetery plot for a casket.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Siwa has teetered between niche fame and lucrative stardom for more than half her young life.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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There is little doubt the 49ers, who balanced their run game with more gap scheme style runs as opposed to their heavy reliance on outside zone, got in their best groove of the season.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The beauty of rock ‘n’ roll is repetition, the beauty of repetition and the groan and the groove and the communication of the words.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cities are the engines for innovation, job creation and growth in most countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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