A combustor for a gas turbine engine, the combustor defining a combustor centerline and comprising: a dome wall (84, 402, 502); an annular liner annular liner (82a, 82b, 206, 208, 406, 408, 506, 508) extending from the dome wall (84, 402, 502); a combustion chamber (86, 224) at least partially defined by the dome wall (84, 202, 402, 502) and the annular liner annular liner (82a, 82b, 206, 208, 406, 408, 506, 508); a set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504) circumferentially spaced along the dome wall (84, 202, 402, 502) relative to the combustor centerline, with each fuel cup having a fuel cup centerline (34, 210, 410, 510); a set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) for each fuel cup of the set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504), with each dilution passage of the set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) having a passage centerline; and a plurality of slots spaced about a fuel cup in the set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504), with each slot of the plurality of slots defining a termination of at least one dilution passage of the set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) and including a center point defined as a location where the passage centerline of the at least one dilution passage intersects the slot, with the center points of the plurality of slots located on a polar coordinate (269, 469, 569) system having: a fuel cup reference line (272, 472, 572) extending through the fuel cup centerline (34, 210, 410, 510) and defining a 0 degree to 180 degree reference line, with 0 degrees being radially closest to the combustor centerline; a transverse reference line (270, 470, 570) defining a 90 degree to 270 degree reference line; a first quadrant extending between 0 degrees and 90 degrees; a second quadrant extending between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; a third quadrant extending between 180 degrees and 270 degrees; and a fourth quadrant extending between 270 degrees and 360 degrees; wherein opposing breaks (220, 420, 520, 222, 422, 522) are defined by slot-free arc segments between +/- 75 degrees from the transverse reference line (270, 470, 570) and opposing slot-present arc segments are located between the slot-free arc segments, with the plurality of slots (214, 414, 514) being located in the slot-present arc segments and not present in the slot-free arc segments, wherein a first subset of the plurality of slots (214, 414, 514) follow a curved line, characterized in that a second subset of the slots follow a linear line (464, 564) extending from a circumferential end of the curved line (462, 562), with the linear line (464, 564) corresponding to at least one of the opposing breaks (220, 420, 520, 222, 422, 522). a dome wall (84, 402, 502); an annular liner annular liner (82a, 82b, 206, 208, 406, 408, 506, 508) extending from the dome wall (84, 402, 502); a combustion chamber (86, 224) at least partially defined by the dome wall (84, 202, 402, 502) and the annular liner annular liner (82a, 82b, 206, 208, 406, 408, 506, 508); a set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504) circumferentially spaced along the dome wall (84, 202, 402, 502) relative to the combustor centerline, with each fuel cup having a fuel cup centerline (34, 210, 410, 510); a set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) for each fuel cup of the set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504), with each dilution passage of the set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) having a passage centerline; and a plurality of slots spaced about a fuel cup in the set of fuel cups (76, 204, 404, 504), with each slot of the plurality of slots defining a termination of at least one dilution passage of the set of dilution passages (92, 93, 94, 212, 412, 512) and including a center point defined as a location where the passage centerline of the at least one dilution passage intersects the slot, with the center points of the plurality of slots located on a polar coordinate (269, 469, 569) system having: a fuel cup reference line (272, 472, 572) extending through the fuel cup centerline (34, 210, 410, 510) and defining a 0 degree to 180 degree reference line, with 0 degrees being radially closest to the combustor centerline; a transverse reference line (270, 470, 570) defining a 90 degree to 270 degree reference line; a first quadrant extending between 0 degrees and 90 degrees; a second quadrant extending between 90 degrees and 180 degrees; a third quadrant extending between 180 degrees and 270 degrees; and a fourth quadrant extending between 270 degrees and 360 degrees; wherein opposing breaks (220, 420, 520, 222, 422, 522) are defined by slot-free arc segments between +/- 75 degrees from the transverse reference line (270, 470, 570) and opposing slot-present arc segments are located between the slot-free arc segments, with the plurality of slots (214, 414, 514) being located in the slot-present arc segments and not present in the slot-free arc segments, wherein a first subset of the plurality of slots (214, 414, 514) follow a curved line, characterized in that a second subset of the slots follow a linear line (464, 564) extending from a circumferential end of the curved line (462, 562), with the linear line (464, 564) corresponding to at least one of the opposing breaks (220, 420, 520, 222, 422, 522).