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
Unfortunately, there are more medical graduates than residency slots.
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Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Again, this is all speculation given that a man of his resources may find some sort of way to buy his way into a top slot, but there’s just no evidence this has happened.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Casino operating expenses rose to 36.3% of casino revenue, up from 34.5% due to higher labor and slot participation expenses.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
After spending the rest of 2017 touring the world behind Joanne (including a headlining slot at Coachella, swooping in to replace a pregnant Beyoncé atop the bill), Gaga devoted 2018 to her first Hollywood starring role, in Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star is Born.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Starbucks’ woes ultimately culminated in losing its charm as a warm and comfortable place to sip coffee.BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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Flexi-crevice Tool: Similar to the Crevice tool for cordless vacuums, this one is designed for hard-to-reach places.Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recently, a new generation of avid collectors, along with dealers and auction houses driving sales online, have increased prices in this niche market.Carol A. Grissom, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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In my experience, steps such as engaging niche experts, integrating cutting-edge technology and leveraging AI can also significantly enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The best option would be to reach out, with or without permission, to touch the picture’s surface, tracing the whorls and the smeared grooves.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Another notable feature of the albums is that, along with these English lyrics, the music itself has a consistently Western groove, with no effort to include J-pop-like melodies.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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His job on this day involves hauling containers from the congested TraPac terminal in the Port of Los Angeles to a storage yard near the port.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Slot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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