Thesaurus results for NOTCHES

notches 1 of 2

noun

plural of notch

as in chips

a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface lifted up the fence rail and positioned it in the notch cut into the post

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as in canyons

a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage try to get through the notch before the storm blows in

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as in steps

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking sales for the album increased, and it moved up another notch on the music charts

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notches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of notch

as in grooves

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Recent Examples of notches

Noun

Oracle carries a rating of Baa2 with a negative outlook, placing it just two notches above junk status. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 24 July 2026 Best Buy has Apple's best ultraportable on sale for $300, bringing the hefty $2,899 list price down a few notches to $2,599. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Release the line from the notches and snap the trimmer head back together. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 And revision cases take the challenge up several notches. — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026 And if your wallet is feeling particularly flush with cash, an ambient-light-rejecting (ALR)/Fresnel screen will bump up the quality of the cinema experience by several notches. — Paul Ridden june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026 Hukporti is trying to turn Shamet up several notches. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Such a reader would be even more exasperated by The End of Everything, which turns the dial up several notches. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Mounted on an axis, the silver wheels with satisfying notches in them can be rotated, pushed side-to-side, and back-and-forth. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 11 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for notches

Noun

Washington has ramped up export restrictions against China in recent years to slow the country’s development of AI and chips that could power its military.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Advanced Micro Devices agreed to grant equity to OpenAI in return for OpenAI agreeing to use AMD’s chips and products.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of chips

Noun

Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The sprawling Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers even more spectacular scenery, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails winding through rugged peaks, coastal canyons, oak woodlands, and scenic overlooks.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026

Definition of canyons

Noun

Fans wailed outside St James’ and Keegan stood on the steps to placate them, but then Les Ferdinand arrived and another Hollywood-upon-Tyne took shape.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Most services still route residents through PDFs, paper or in-person steps.

— Brian Chidester, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of steps

Verb

But when Las Vegas’s the Killers traded in the Anglophilia and new wave nostalgia of 2004’s Hot Fuss for the E Street Band grooves and Americana imagery of Sam’s Town, fans and critics were divided.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Food particles and microorganisms can become trapped in the nicks, grooves, and scratches on the board.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026

Definition of grooves

Noun

The material is lightweight with short sleeves and slits on each side that provide a great cooling effect when walking.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
That night, the Grammy nominee dazzled in a custom Dolce & Gabbana sunshine yellow silk chiffon gown featuring a plunging neckline, high slits and a bodice adorned with a jeweled floral bra.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of slits

Noun

Hundreds, thousands of solar panels are distributed like macropixels among ravines, pampas, slopes, and wherever there’s room for them.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
The gardens were developed in the 1930s on a site featuring natural ravines, now crossed by suspension bridges and laced with trails.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Definition of ravines

Noun

That win over the Tempo marked the first time Jones shared the court with Reese, and in 11 minutes with those two on the court, the Dream outscored the Tempo by 12 points (33-21).

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The group also wants to add more reefs to other public access points in the next grant cycle.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of points

Verb

The creek that cuts through the park carves a canyon, offering hundreds of short and steep pitches for rock climbing.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Lobel’s, a six-generation NYC butcher shop, hand-carves USDA Prime steak sandwiches and serves pastrami fries.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026