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
With an empty net for the extra attacker, Boldy’s pass across the slot set up Eriksson Ek at the edge of the crease.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Instead, the White House said that print pool reporters will be part of a general rotation of two slots designated for those journalists.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
Loveland split his time between the slot and inline during his time at Michigan but could bulk up to become a more impactful blocker.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Fulham are hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday (12:15pm UK; 8:15am ET), with Brighton & Hove Albion at home against Nottingham Forest in the evening slot (5:15pm UK; 1:15pm ET).
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Instead, the White House said that print pool reporters will be part of a general rotation of two slots designated for those journalists.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
Loveland split his time between the slot and inline during his time at Michigan but could bulk up to become a more impactful blocker.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Fulham are hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday (12:15pm UK; 8:15am ET), with Brighton & Hove Albion at home against Nottingham Forest in the evening slot (5:15pm UK; 1:15pm ET).
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slot
Noun
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The Lesotho Communications Authority said the license would be in place for 10 years.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest moment of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The best opportunities are often hidden in niche industry Slack groups or LinkedIn direct messages.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Once a niche interface for Apple MacBook Pros and pricey external SSDs, Thunderbolt has slowly morphed into a data transfer method for the masses.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s no shortage of food travel shows, but few have found their groove quite like Stanley Tucci.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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That's when the movie slips into a groove of envelope-pushing violent comedy.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sure enough, in early 2024, PJ took a job as an avionics technician at Tinker.—
Jenni Carlson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The premise alone is perfectly thrilling: Four men take a job driving explosive nitroglycerin over a mountain pass.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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