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Recent Examples of slab
Loose wet slides, which can start small, have the potential to gouge all the way to the ground and even trigger more dangerous wet slab avalanches.
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Working with 1 tofu slab at a time, dredge tofu in flour mixture, gently pressing to adhere.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Foundations and slab work are complete, structural steel is being erected and roofing is underway.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
According to a recent social media post from the Dutch town of Wijk bij Duurstede, municipal workers encountered a timber slab measuring over 10 feet -that likely belonged to a Viking era ship from around the 9th century CE.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
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Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Working with 1 tofu slab at a time, dredge tofu in flour mixture, gently pressing to adhere.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Foundations and slab work are complete, structural steel is being erected and roofing is underway.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
According to a recent social media post from the Dutch town of Wijk bij Duurstede, municipal workers encountered a timber slab measuring over 10 feet -that likely belonged to a Viking era ship from around the 9th century CE.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slab
Noun
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In 2001, an 80-pound ingot was bought by a private collector for a record $8 million.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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LithSonic can produce lithium metal in either powder or ingot form for use in EV batteries, electronic devices, and aluminum alloys.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the financial institutions have begun to crowd out the city’s signature and historically local retail and restaurant-friendly Miracle Mile strip.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The strip explored the life of a group of cavemen and their anthropomorphic animals and dinosaurs in prehistoric times, and has been in production for nearly 70 years, currently managed by Hart’s family.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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Massive beams repurposed Look up in the great hall and the ceiling becomes part of the backstory.—
David Caraccio
April 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Swimbaits, stick baits, creature baits, crawfish imitators, and big ribbontail worms will all catch fish on a Texas rig.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Slab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slab. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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