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as in alcoves
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 places
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 habitats
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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Recent Examples of niches
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Its Aroma Italia program covers classic Italian cuisine and cooking techniques, while specialized programs focus on niches like bread, pizza, pastries or sauces.
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Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
While some niches of roles like AI and cybersecurity engineers are still hot on the market, companies like Salesforce are looking for talent with the human touch to close deals.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Agentic testing has become one of the hottest and most competitive niches.
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Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
For instance, companies have been using micro-marketing strategies at levels including niches, segments, local areas, and individuals.
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Amhad Freeman, a designer and founder of Amhad Freeman Interiors does this by adding lighting to shower niches.
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Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
27 May 2026
Noun
Seeking to appeal to the whole of a now fractured market in Spain, as elsewhere, with multiple niches, Prime Video Spain also buys series for Spain.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Its Aroma Italia program covers classic Italian cuisine and cooking techniques, while specialized programs focus on niches like bread, pizza, pastries or sauces.
—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
While some niches of roles like AI and cybersecurity engineers are still hot on the market, companies like Salesforce are looking for talent with the human touch to close deals.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Agentic testing has become one of the hottest and most competitive niches.
—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
For instance, companies have been using micro-marketing strategies at levels including niches, segments, local areas, and individuals.
—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Amhad Freeman, a designer and founder of Amhad Freeman Interiors does this by adding lighting to shower niches.
—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for niches
Noun
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By that time Dame Frances had established the idea of theaters of memory—imaginary architectural structures, replete with columns and alcoves and windows, where items can be placed for later recollection.
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The food court was completely shuttered, and the Coca-Cola vending machines had been yanked from their alcoves.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
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Reception is no longer the decorative annex to proper criticism, but one of the places where criticism has to begin.
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Then hunting laws were passed, habitats restored, deer reintroduced to their old territories.
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During this period, alligators tend to be more active and may travel outside their usual habitats in search of mates, sometimes showing up in neighborhoods, roadways and other unexpected places.
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Spray plants with neem oil, spinosad, or insecticidal soap, though these products must contact the beetles to work.
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Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
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The grooves on the sole of the wedges also help give them traction that can keep you stable on uneven surfaces, like cobblestone.
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The bewildering time signatures that worked to scramble records like Jane Doe are still present, but they’re deployed to different ends, consumed by massive grooves.
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Of those, about 116,000 homes are needed at rents below $1,300 per month.
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The gush of new money stands to drive up the cost of homes in neighborhoods already in hot demand, echoing a pattern that has occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in f—ing basketball history, flops.
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.
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Yet despite those struggles, South Africa, one of Africa’s leading industrial economies, remains a destination for migrants willing to take low-paying jobs in domestic work, security and agriculture.
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The global healthcare firm gets platinum ratings for such jobs as clinical research coordinator and manufacturing engineer.
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“Niches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niches. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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