Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slats
Noun
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Bibs mostly reigned supreme—having straps and the ability to adjust zippers without everything falling down was key.—
Anna Callaghan,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Footwear consists of brown leather sandals with wide straps and a flat sole.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Other than these tapes, there was no like.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Investigators could also take tabulator tapes, ballot images and voter rolls.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Boatwright’s observations lend more evidence to a bifurcated economy, where the rich are getting richer and continuing to spend, while the poor tighten their belts and continue to pull back.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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But factories had been built with steam engines in their basements, powering overhead shafts that ran the length of the buildings, with belts and pulleys carrying power to individual machines.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Slats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slats. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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