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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 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 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

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Recent Examples of niche
Noun
But Francis Kurkdjian, the vaunted perfumer behind fragrances for Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and his own niche olfactory maison, doesn’t do anything by half measures. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025 Podcasts have always come in a multitude of styles—there’s the stuff that takes a long time to make like documentary series and multi-part audiofiction, there’s the interview shows, comedy and celebrity chatcasts, and now even AI personalities hosting niche slop. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 This cultural affinity for scent attracted more than 100 niche perfume houses, double the size of 2024’s fair. Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025 Streaming revenues from the company’s stable of niche services like AMC+, Shudder and Acorn TV increased 14% to $174 million, with the company chalking that up mainly to price increases. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for niche
Recent Examples of Synonyms for niche
Noun
  • The main floor welcomes owners and guests with a formal entryway leading into an open-plan living and dining area, complete with a sitting alcove and bar.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The space features fragrant evergreen boughs, which Rucci said are supposed to give the illusion of the Northwoods creeping into the alcove.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This changes the calculus of the military and makes the region and world a safer place.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Experts say this is partly because bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sulfur caves are among the most extreme habitats on Earth.
    Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Most of the farms Spring Creek works with are in Northwest Arkansas, though some are located in the Arkansas River Valley and Delta regions; the food hub works with farms of varying sizes, Hammer said.
    Cristina LaRue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Startzer believes the time for his program’s breakout is next at the fledgling DPS high school located in northeast Denver.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Essentially, your job is to compile a paper trail that proves your chain of heritage going back to your grandparent is intact.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The head of the air traffic controllers union emphasized this week that the controllers were not walking off the job as part of an organized protest and were committed to their work.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Lakers had two days off going into their meeting with the Hawks, who mustered only 20 fourth-quarter points in a 109-97 home loss to the Toronto Raptors in a Friday night NBA Cup matchup.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Back at the birthday congregation in Mumbai, a sea of fans surges outside Khan’s home.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The film is set in 1935 Tartu and at the University of Tartu, where, a year earlier, Professor Lazar Gulkowitsch, exiled from Germany, had established a chair of Judaic Studies within the Faculty of Philosophy.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
  • While proponents of wearable technology in prisons and jails have described it as potentially lifesaving, privacy rights groups and even law enforcement officials say the devices can raise ethical and legal concerns and urge agencies to establish strict rules on data use, retention and consent.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • From there, his sound became one of the most sought-after in the industry, shaping hits that blurred the lines between grit and groove.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Supernormal Andrew McConnell’s famed Melbourne institution has found its groove on the Brisbane River.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Niche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niche. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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