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adjective

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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slated

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verb (1)

past tense of slate
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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slated

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verb (2)

past tense of slate
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly ready to slate anyone who disagreed

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Recent Examples of slated
Adjective
The vessel's next slated voyage, an 11-night trip from Piraeus (Athens), Greece, was canceled. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Jackson has clearly outperformed his slated 2026 salary. — Mike Kaye updated January 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2026 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
California Cruise is even closer than expected, with deliveries slated to begin next year. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 The device, priced at $235/£175, is slated for release in late fall 2026. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 It is slated to be built in Memorial Circle, a roundabout near the main entrance to the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 State scientists were slated to receive special salary adjustments ranging from 3% to 5% on July 1, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting, but the Governor’s Office said those raises were contingent on the legislature setting aside funding. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Sakic recently said Makar is slated to be ready for training camp. — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The chief executive officer of Sydney, Australia’s Powerhouse Parramatta, a major public museum that’s slated to open in November, has stood aside from her position, per a recent announcement from the government of New South Wales. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026 The rapper is slated to perform in 50 cities across more than 15 countries. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Only Kansas' Bill Self, UConn's Dan Hurley and Arkansas' John Calipari are slated to make more than Golden next season. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slated
  1. expected
  2. listed
  3. lashed
  4. scheduled
  5. entered
  6. licked
  7. recorded
  8. pounded
Adjective
  • An expected 30 employees from NYDIG and 250 institutional client relationships will join BitGo, according to a person close to the matter.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And Fins have a secondary so inexperienced the guys might need asbestos uniforms against the expected torching.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of expected
Verb
  • While the entire country is listed under Level 2, the department classified the Chapare Province under the highest Level 4 - Do Not Travel classification.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Prospective applicants for the program must submit industrial sites with a minimum of 30 acres of contiguous land, and the sites must be listed on the Arkansas Site Selection Database.
    — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of listed
Verb
  • Workers lashed the broad branches together with steel cables and chains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The fight intensified Sunday when Mark Goldfeder, head of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, lashed out at Bonta and suggested California’s top law enforcement official was doing Ruffalo’s bidding by filing the antitrust lawsuit.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Adjective
  • The deployment is officially described as part of a scheduled rotation, with the George Washington expected to take over responsibilities from the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping up with scheduled maintenance, like oil changes, is often required to keep a warranty valid.
    — Emily Mercer, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheduled
Verb
  • Combined with recent updates across several companies in the AI industry, the AI competition appears to have entered a new phase centered on cost-efficiency.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Tatcha entered Europe in partnership with Sephora, adding to existing footprints in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • Analysts note that driven by the heatwave, PJM's recent grid load has been visibly higher than the levels recorded during the same period over the past two summers.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Another Politico report confirmed that the European Data Protection Board will release a report later this summer to decide what actions should be taken to ensure no one in the EU is recorded without their consent.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of recorded
Verb
  • The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded

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“Slated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slated. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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