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
Among the networks, Fox earned top marks with 26 appearances, edging NBC (23) and CBS (22), while Disney siblings ESPN and ABC combined to take 19 of the top slots.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The Westwood One radio network tapped host Vince Coglianese to fill Bongino’s afternoon time slot after the Queens native went to the FBI.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Instead, the Galaxy are all but certain to place him on the season-ending injury list, opening up a DP slot and erasing the hit his salary takes on the budget cap.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the past year and a half, Bailey landed opening slots on tours with acts like American Aquarium and Vincent Neil Emerson.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slot
Noun
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Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.—
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This is a sanctuary, a place of calm.—
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In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.—
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The study made a significant contribution, if not clarification, to this academic niche — medieval migration wasn’t seasonal, nor sporadic and intense.—
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How did this roughly 17-year-old startup get its groove back?—
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Rather than playing consistent, repetitive chords to build a groove, his approach was based around counterpoint and riffs, filling the musical gaps between the band’s drummers and Phil Lesh’s similarly unconventional bass playing.—
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But again, as of late, Jalen has been doing a great job of making plays for us.—
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The TikTok guy will even teach you how to use the tools required for the job.—
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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