slate 1 of 3

verb (1)

Definition of slatenext
as in to schedule
to put (someone or something) on a list you've been slated for a three o'clock interview

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slate

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verb (2)

as in to lick
to strike repeatedly ready to slate anyone who disagreed

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slate

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adjective

as in gray
of the color gray the slate sky was a sure sign of rain

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Recent Examples of slate
Verb
She was slated to head out on a joint tour with Molly Santana earlier this year, but the trek was canceled. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in November; shipping starts at $15 for two devices in the US, Canada, and Australia. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Clean-slate intellectual infrastructure Whoever gives $2 billion to an organization can probably call a lot of the shots. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure. — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slate
  1. list
  2. lick
  3. gray
  4. enter
  5. pound
  6. silver
  7. record
  8. hide
Verb
  • In tracking a potential illness in the locker room, wide receiver Jonathan Mingo popped up on the injury report on Wednesday with an illness and was listed as questionable.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Her resume listed a 2000 associate’s degree in general studies and a 2024 medical-assistant diploma from an adult school.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of list
Verb
  • The Sox move on to Cleveland while the Cubs come home to lick their wounds.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Bombers beat the Red Sox 9-2 in Game 2 after winning the series opening game 9-0, sending New England’s hardball heroes home to lick their wounds until next spring.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lick
Adjective
  • According to a preliminary investigation, the crash happened as a gray Toyota Camry sped south on Prospect.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.
    — Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of gray
Verb
  • The 100 contestants enter the vast kitchen arena ready for a chance to call the shots.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers do not require a warrant to enter a public part of campus.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of enter
Verb
  • Guadagnino has always been skilled in his choice of music (Sufjan Stevens’ alt-pop in Call Me by Your Name, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ pounding EDM in Challengers).
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Still The Hairy Ape is, in one sense, a long, furious solo — a man pounding his head against a piano while accompanied by the orchestra — and Beavers ably carries its weight through to the finale.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pound
Adjective
  • There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Some were obvious, like Lucia Pieroni’s crafty crystals dotting eyes at Celine and silver-leaf foreheads by makeup artist Fara Homidi at Gabriela Hearst.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of silver
Verb
  • In April, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo halted her performance of Dracula at the Noël Coward Theatre after spotting an audience member recording the show.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Musically, the album showed the band evolving beyond the Southern-rockisms of Opera, drawing upon contemporary influences like Centromatic and Steve Earle as well as heroes who recorded in their hometown.
    — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of record
Verb
  • Rhys-Davies is the archangel Raphael, who hides the star’s light inside her heart, and Boneta is Joshua, a stranger with a difficult history who goes on the run with her.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Measure your numbers, work with a clinician and stop treating hormone health as something to hide.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hide

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