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noun

ˈnich How to pronounce niche (audio)
Definition of nichenext
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as in place
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business

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as in alcove
a hollowed-out space in a wall statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors

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as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania

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niche

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verb

as in to locate

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Recent Examples of niche
Noun
Admittedly, viewers on the festival circuit, like those in Locarno where this debuted, and folks who might catch it on streamers or in niche distribution are unlikely to be very bothered about the film’s lack of impartiality. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 The Texas Stock Exchange may thrive, find a narrow niche, or fail. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Following in her sister Khloé Kardashian’s footsteps, Kim Kardashian has found her own niche friend group to bring to reality TV. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 Kansas City’s is getting a new niche bookstore next week — this one centered on all things hair-raising and thrilling. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for niche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for niche
  1. place
  2. alcove
  3. habitat
  4. locate
  5. job
  6. home
  7. establish
  8. groove
Noun
  • Death Valley is an extraordinary place, but its heat, distances, and remoteness can be dangerous, regardless of experience.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Royal Gorge Route Few places capture that blend of history and scenery better than the Royal Gorge Route Railroad.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • Perhaps most delightfully, there’s an antique barber’s chair tucked into its own grooming alcove.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The ceiling arches in the back, hiding a tiny alcove where a couple sits tucked close, their legs tangled beneath the table.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcove
Noun
  • Golden mussels can eradicate fish populations and erode delta habitats, and California farmers could lose their water.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During his visit, Lee stopped by to see Limbani in his temporary habitat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of habitat
Verb
  • The single-family residence located in the 4700 block of Wheeler Drive in Fremont was sold on June 12, for $1,207,000, or $1,051 per square foot.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • One of the two nests spotted this year was found inside a patch of barley left as a habitat by a farmer, with the other nest located less than a mile away, according to the charity.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of locate
Noun
  • Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The court dismissed the case against her manager, who also lost his job.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Once in Ukraine, Berezovska went straight home, to Horodyshche, according to Ukrainian prosecutors, a village near the city of Zhytomyr in central Ukraine where she was born in 1987.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s Four Questions interviewee is first-year Clinch County coach Rance Morgan, whose team will play at home Friday against Fitzgerald.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of home
Verb
  • Over the following decades, thousands more made the journey, with the American Colonization Society helping to establish settlements along the West African coast.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Locating water that can be used by humans is vital to establishing any long-term lunar presence.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of establish
Noun
  • Its signature Hémisphère features fine grooves encircling each plate like rings around a planet.
    — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Happiness Anytime finds Bridges reconnecting with the warmth of his 2015 debut Coming Home while drawing on the adventurous groove of his past collaborations with Khruangbin.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
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