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niching

verb

present participle of niche
as in locating

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  1. locating
  2. establishing
  3. slapping
  4. clapping
  5. plopping
  6. ensconcing
  7. assembling
  8. planting
Verb
  • Detectives arrested and located another suspect in the shooting, Antoine Jones, a little over a week after the shooting, but asked for help identifying and locating another gunman.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Deputies have identified a man found dead in a grass swale last month and are asking for the public’s help in locating the driver who hit him, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • Those visuals will go a long way in establishing him as a bona fide baddie.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of establishing
Verb
  • Arch Manning's joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe erupted in controversy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapping
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  • The film’s sombre tone and subject matter likely put a damper on the Lido crowd’s reaction, but the movie was well received, with the audience rising for a standing ovation, clapping warmly for four minutes.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Firefighters who weren’t yet being deployed lined the route to the tarmac, hooting and clapping and giving high fives.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of clapping
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  • Kadooze to Candiace for plopping right down on the couch and jumping into the conversation instead of letting the snub ruin being a part of the anniversary celebration.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of plopping
Verb
  • To avoid these outcomes, Israel needs to restore political stability in the country by shoring up its constitutional foundations, strengthening the rule of law, reaching more productively for a lasting settlement to the conflict with Palestinians, and better ensconcing itself within the region.
    — Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Definition of ensconcing
Verb
  • Op de Beeck seemed right at home plunked on one of his polyester Chesterfields, observing the artisans quietly assembling leather goods beyond the bamboo.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Rural English estate Fresh off the release of his debut album, Plus, in 2012, Sheeran began assembling his primary residence, a sprawling compound near his hometown of Framlingham in Suffolk, England.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembling
Verb
  • The Best Plants to Buy Bare-Root Some of the best options for planting bare-root are those that establish well from dormant roots.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The decimation of our native ash trees because of a tiny insect proves that everyone planting the same type of tree, yard after yard, is not a smart idea.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of planting
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