notched

Definition of notchednext
past tense of notch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for notched
Verb
  • Tens of millions of YouTube viewers have grooved to Bobby Nsenga’s living room.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations – from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels.
    Preeti Nair, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Fleshing out the hauntingly pretty skeleton of an old palmento (a wine press carved into black lava stone basins with old millstones), Zash Boutique Hotel & Spa’s restaurant sits under a grand peachy house, all blistered by the sun and brimming with tales from its noble past.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
  • In the years since 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Penn’s carved out a niche embodying big-talking, attention-grabbing rascals who say inappropriate things, then shrug their way through the consequences.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Working on these inward-looking songs has allowed Teasdale and Chambers to feel less hemmed in by their origin story, one that was drawn early on by the press and then chiseled in stone.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Vincent Kompany and his staff have chiselled a perfect role for him, with Diaz contributing not only on an individual basis, but in a way that really accentuates Bayern’s other attacking virtues.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Clays that air-dry will need to be molded and sculpted relatively quickly, compared to baking clay which holds its consistency for longer periods.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This slow-growing shrub tolerates shearing well; it can be sculpted into formal shapes.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Notched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notched. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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