notched

past tense of notch

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Verb
  • The room’s layered materiality starts with ultra-plush wool carpeting carved into a unique rose-petal pattern, and a curved metal-and-fabric screen backs the bed and nightstands, dampening noise and creating a comforting space.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Michelangelo lived and studied there, and the current complex, across the Arno river from the historic center of Florence, still houses the wooden crucifix carved by the Renaissance master for its basilica.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Sculptor Roman Villarreal, whose portfolio includes works on Chicago’s South Side and at Steelworkers Park, chiseled the turtles out of 15,00-pound chunks of limestone.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • One of the earliest pieces of evidence of using land to borrow goes back to the Code of Hammurabi, chiseled into stone almost 4,000 years ago.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Notched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notched. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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