slated

[ sley-tid ]

/ ˈsleɪ tɪd /

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adjective

nominated or appointed: The rabbi spoke out against the slated all-male committee for appointing rabbinic judges, calling it a further exclusion of women from public space.

planned or scheduled: After a long work week, a night of entertainment and dining are among the slated activities for the weekend.

covered with or as with slate: The walls of the family home crumble quietly under the weight of the slated roof that occasionally shakes loose and falls in pieces to the ground.

harshly or severely criticized:Poor design is possibly one of the most slated aspects of this entire toy franchise.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of slate¹.

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Origin of slated

slate¹ + -ed²

Words nearby slated

slatch, slate, slate black, slate blue, slate-colored junco, slated, slate gray, slater, slatey, slather, slating

How to use slated in a sentence

That matters because the Electoral Count Act also mandates that any dispute over slates of electors from a state be resolved in favor of a slate signed by the state executive, which in most states is the governor.
Just because an attempt to steal an election is ludicrous and ham-handed doesn’t mean it can’t work|Philip Bump|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Agricultural sectors report strong supply and that much of the food that had been slated for food service before the pandemic has been repackaged or resized for retail consumers.
Shoppers are panic-buying toilet paper. This time, there should be enough to go around.|Laura Reiley, Abha Bhattarai|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Games against George Mason, La Salle and Monmouth fill out the rest of the team’s nonconference slate.
Maryland men’s basketball 2020-21 schedule, will begin season without fans|Emily Giambalvo|November 18, 2020|Washington Post
We will do everything we can possibly do in the state of Michigan to ensure that that does not occur and that the slate of electors accurately reflects whoever received the most votes.
Pressure mounts on state Republicans as lawsuits challenging election results founder|Elise Viebeck, Tom Hamburger, Jon Swaine, Emma Brown|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

Spears, in other words, was a passive blank slate, an actress with basic singing and dancing abilities who got lucky.
Why Britney Spears’s fans are convinced she’s being held captive|Constance Grady|November 11, 2020|Vox
Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The new trail is slated for February, which happens to be around the time the eagles will likely be starting another brood.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paul is slated to deliver a “big speech” on foreign policy in mid-October at the National Defense University.
Rand Paul vs. the Real World|James Kirchick|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A companion bill slated for a vote to defund DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was shelved.
Pelosi to Boehner: I Quashed Impeachment, and So Can You|Eleanor Clift|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, he has axed the sub-group of the project that was slated to work on the cognitive level.
The Science Community’s Fight Over an Artificial Brain|Elizabeth Picciuto|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
To-day was no exception; we were well slated, and two shrapnel hit the roof.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
Some steps from the mansion I stopped before a little cot with a slated roof, flanked by a little wooden perron.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
There is a massive central tower with a high spire of Norman, slated, I suppose near 200 feet high.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847|T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
A plan, natural in appearance, is arranged for the public, and at the right time the slated program is sprung.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous

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