notching

verb

present participle of notch
as in carving

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  1. carving
  2. grooving
  3. chiseling
  4. chasing
  5. tracing
  6. sculpting
  7. scoring
Verb
  • Although Williamsburg has become a hot spot for brands ranging from Hermès to The North Face for new retail locations, Rew the Store is carving out a niche for its conceptual design and strong portfolio of brands.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The ongoing construction inside includes carving out a podcast room in the back.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of carving
Verb
  • Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of grooving
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  • The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Moyes knows this squad well, both its strengths and weaknesses, and has become adept at chiselling out points on his travels.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of chiseling
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  • Businesses that rediscover its values will gain what their velocity-chasing competitors cannot buy, borrow, or automate.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In January 2025, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch changed the department pursuit policy, barring cops from chasing after vehicles fleeing car stops unless a felony crime or a violent misdemeanor was committed.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of chasing
Verb
  • Facts join fantasy in Josefina Buschmann Mardones’ Artificial Clouds, an AI’s absorbing travelogue through Chile, tracing its ecological footprint.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Russian health authorities reported a full range of preventive measures had been carried out — including tracing of the dead woman’s contacts, medical monitoring and lab tests, WHO said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tracing
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  • Limestone bluffs, dramatic plaza entrances Notable, construction will include digging a 90-foot hole and sculpting the stadium site out of the ground’s limestone.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Fry said wool crinkle brings together give, recovery and sculpting support with the softness, breathability and the material character of Merino wool.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of sculpting
Verb
  • The teams traded goals in the second period, scoring two times apiece.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Facing a Baylor defense that ranked in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense and top five in the Big 12 in multiple categories, Craig delivered what was his best game of the season.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of scoring
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“Notching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notching. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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