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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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verb

as in to locate

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Recent Examples of niche
Noun
Many have reacted by retreating, focusing on cultivating niche audiences. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026 New styles often start small, at high-end retailers or niche brands, and the volume comes later. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 From there, the series again leaned into some of the more niche British names, with Jamie Demetriou, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Danny Dyer and James Norton taking on hosting duties in the next four episodes. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 On the one hand, the gross isn’t bad considering that the title character is a niche player and the gory genre isn’t associated with the spandex set. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 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
  • The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While some protests have been banned for security reasons in several cities, including Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, marches are expected in many other places including in Paris and Marseille.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • While an alcove over the truck roof often serves as part of a pop-up sleeper roof, the version on the X canopy houses an interior storage cubby designed to hold slim gear like an outdoor table and chair set.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Alhambra brings those healing qualities and fresh fragrance into the Cube Spa, which features a seawater pool, two saunas, an ice alcove, and multiple treatment rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of alcove
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  • The half-mile Scrub Jay Loop is a prime place for spotting the state’s only endemic bird, which is threatened by habitat loss.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • One element that makes California’s mountains, meadows, foothills and valleys so special are their native plants, which have long provided habitat for native species.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of habitat
Verb
  • According to local lore, however, Ware’s headless body is not in that grave but instead in her original grave, now located at the bottom of Silver Lake.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Named Gerrothorax maritimus, the salamander-sized ocean creature’s skeletons were discovered in China’s Guizhou Province in an area that was once covered by ocean and located hundreds of miles away from large land masses.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of locate
Noun
  • Despite a strong growth forecast for the region, unemployment among the fast-growing youth population remains stubbornly high, leading to political instability and leaving the authorities looking for ways to create more jobs.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • When the heavy hand of government borrowing reduces private investment, jobs are at stake.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Mubarak Bekheit, an aid worker in Darfur, told the AP by phone on Wednesday that many people remained missing and some bodies had yet to be recovered from homes in the area after the strike hit a civilian neighborhood.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bickelhaupt escaped the home and called a ride-sharing service to the airport, intending to travel back to Denver, Colorado, where she was born.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of home
Verb
  • Petersen’s research established the concept of mild cognitive impairment, which lies between healthy cognitive aging and dementia.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond payment speed, Mastercard is also looking to incorporate blockchain and identity data to establish the same level of trust expected across other payment systems, Driver said.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of establish
Noun
  • The final shot before halftime showed Redick that Doncic has his groove back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In his second game back from a hamstring injury, Caleb continued to ride an offensive groove, throwing for 308 yards (22-of-32) and two touchdowns.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of groove

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