noun
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the act or process of laying slates
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slates collectively, or material for making slates
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The Legislature voted this year to ban most private detention facilities in the state, slating the detention center for closure in 2025, when its contract with the federal government ends.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
He added he had "no interest in slating anybody or kicking anybody while they are down" as "it ain't my style".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
This is also the last year that the tactic of slating is likely to work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2016
She skipped Thursday’s candidate slating, saying party leaders haven’t favored her before and weren’t going to pick her.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 14, 2016
He was on the highest scaffold one morning, superintending the slating of the roof, when, hearing Cavanaugh shouting on the sidewalk below, he glanced down.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)
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