NOTCHED (UP) Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

notched (up)

verb

past tense of notch (up)

as in achieved

to obtain (as a goal) through effort a stunning performance that notched up a second Academy Award for the actor

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Mercado Libre achieved 99% fraud detection, while DoorDash saved millions with a voice portal.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
After two years as a primary reliever, Lynch finally achieved his goal of being handed the baseball first for the Royals.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

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As of Tuesday morning, shares in SpaceX had plunged nearly 50% in value below a peak attained on June 16 in the frenzied aftermath of its IPO, which was the largest in history.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

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Shares have jumped 48% year to date and gained 2% in the premarket.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
In July, OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous AI agent escaped the boundaries of a cybersecurity evaluation and ultimately gained unauthorized access to Hugging Face's production infrastructure.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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