SLATING Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

slating 1 of 2

verb (1)

Definition of slating

present participle of slate

as in entering

to put (someone or something) on a list you've been slated for a three o'clock interview

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deleting

slating

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of slate

as in licking

to strike repeatedly ready to slate anyone who disagreed

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Recent Examples of slating

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Disney is slating the series for a potential launch around Halloween 2027. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 July 2026 The committee will hold a special slating session to choose a candidate for the vacant seat, with all inquiries for candidacy required to be received by the July 24 deadline. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 In a competitive situation, Studiocanal has landed rights to bestselling author Freida McFadden‘s forthcoming thriller The Divorce, slating it for a feature adaptation. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 May 2026 Steve Bannon was one of Pam Bondi’s loudest critics last year, slating her over the Epstein files. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026 The delay bumped Ship 37 up in the line, slating it to fly Starship's most successful flight to date. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slating

Verb

Thanks largely to the explosive growth of NCAA beach volleyball, the United States now possesses remarkable depth entering the LA28 cycle.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
According to a Reuters report, entering this competitive but high-margin market, as well as the large SUV segment, is the path forward, since both are areas the automaker currently ignores.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of entering

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There’s truly nothing like licking that paper lid, then shoveling that tiny tongue depressor into a child-sized serving of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

The administration was scrutinized by homeowners across New York City for the public list that was posted online last month, listing names and addresses of residents across the five boroughs, even if their properties were not subject to the tax.

— Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Commissioner has questioned police spending Days before the traffic stop, Suarez proposed that Miami Beach create an online portal listing all city employees’ pay.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of listing

Verb

The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Koivun launched himself into the lead at TPC Twin Cities by lashing a 305-yard approach shot to 12 feet on the par-5 12th hole.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of lashing

Verb

Keeber’s eldest son is still pounding the pavement looking for work as employers pull back entry-level hiring.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Video captured by a tourist on board a boat in northern Botswana showed the heart-pounding moment the vessel had to outrun a charging hippo.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

Harvard Business School’s Josh Lerner and his co-authors dug into who is actually filing the patents behind the 14 technology areas the Pentagon deems critical—advanced computing, space technology, AI, hypersonics and biotech.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
The annual student loan payments savings from filing taxes separately fall to around $3,300 in the second example, down from roughly $7,000 in the first.

— Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of filing

Verb

Risk intelligence gives marketplaces visibility into emerging threats as well as those hiding in plain sight.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
In videos posted to his Instagram account, Gallegos can be seen hiding underneath a table as plumes of dust burst in the air and parts of the ceiling crashed into the ground.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

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