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Recent Examples of slat
It’s abandoned now and has fallen into disrepair, with broken slats on the wood steps and prickly bushes growing over the front porch.
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
This time of year, they are decorated with ornamental globes, while the surrounding fences of vertical wooden slats are festooned with white Christmas lights.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Most of the kits arrive with bed rails, slats, and the necessary hardware to transform your baby’s convertible crib into a toddler bed.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus, rain can slip through the slats, keeping them free from water damage.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
This time of year, they are decorated with ornamental globes, while the surrounding fences of vertical wooden slats are festooned with white Christmas lights.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
Most of the kits arrive with bed rails, slats, and the necessary hardware to transform your baby’s convertible crib into a toddler bed.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025
Plus, rain can slip through the slats, keeping them free from water damage.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slat
Noun
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On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The masks come with two straps that go over your head and neck to keep a tight seal.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Eventually the band banter established that the song might’ve been deemed tricky due to having too many chords, which led to a recollection of Wiedlin having once put tape markers on her guitar as cheats.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Kind of felt like slow motion, got his head up and put it on my tape.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Eventually, the register ended up in the collections of the Cambridge University Library, and in 2019, researchers discovered an unreadable handwritten fragment hidden inside its binding, which triggered a yearslong restoration project.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Belted pads at the toe and ankle were inspired by adjustable snowboard bindings.—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the rematch, Nunes regained the belt and evened the score with a unanimous decision victory in July 2022.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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These winds exist throughout the year across the tropical belt.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Don’t discount the power of it, but don't necessarily pair it with a bandage dress either.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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One Russian tourist had a small bandage on his head.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Slat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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