as in expected
being in accordance with the prescribed, normal, or logical course of events
slated to arrive at five o'clock
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as in listed
to put (someone or something) on a list
you've been slated for a three o'clock interview
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
ready to slate anyone who disagreed
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Recent Examples of slated
Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 14,200-square-foot unit at 8 Via Montenapoleone, slated to open to the public on Saturday, also carries a strong Italian accent in terms of materials, furnishings and artworks scattered across the three-story building, which dates back to the 1500s but was rebuilt in 1952.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee is also slated Friday to discuss and vote on COVID-19 vaccines.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Erika Kirk, who has been elected to replace her husband as the CEO for Turning Point USA, is also slated to speak at Sunday's service.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Orange County has more than a dozen locations, with the newest one slated for Placentia.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Nick, Joe and Kevin are slated to reprise their roles as the Gray brothers and executive produce alongside Lovato on Camp Rock 3.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The brothers will bring their podcast to the Betr Media family, where it will be rebranded and slated to launch this fall for the NBA season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After delivering its payload, JAXA engineers then sent the small vehicle back out into the void towards asteroid KY26 for a final collection mission slated to take place in 2031.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The next slated interview, with former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, is on Friday.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Coliseum officials expect to engineer a permanent groundwater treatment system by year’s end, with a permit process and full installation slated for completion by the end of March 2026.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
The 14,200-square-foot unit at 8 Via Montenapoleone, slated to open to the public on Saturday, also carries a strong Italian accent in terms of materials, furnishings and artworks scattered across the three-story building, which dates back to the 1500s but was rebuilt in 1952.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
The committee is also slated Friday to discuss and vote on COVID-19 vaccines.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Erika Kirk, who has been elected to replace her husband as the CEO for Turning Point USA, is also slated to speak at Sunday's service.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2025
Orange County has more than a dozen locations, with the newest one slated for Placentia.
—George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Nick, Joe and Kevin are slated to reprise their roles as the Gray brothers and executive produce alongside Lovato on Camp Rock 3.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
The brothers will bring their podcast to the Betr Media family, where it will be rebranded and slated to launch this fall for the NBA season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
After delivering its payload, JAXA engineers then sent the small vehicle back out into the void towards asteroid KY26 for a final collection mission slated to take place in 2031.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
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Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Warren currently leads the league in receiving yards after contact over expected (+59).—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the days before the FCC greenlighted an $8 billion merger in July between Paramount and Skydance, Stephen Colbert revealed the scheduled cancellation of his late-night show on CBS, which is owned by Paramount.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The news comes six months before the scheduled opening of Miami Freedom Park Stadium, which is under construction at the site of the former Melreese Golf Course near Miami International Airport.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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