NOTCHES (UP) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

notches (up)

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present tense third-person singular of notch (up)

as in wins

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

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The work ahead is to continue delivering strong results for our Country and communicating to the American people the major wins that this Administration is making every single day.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
No matter which candidate wins in November, the City Council will have fewer than three Black members for the first time in 63 years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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The resulting material achieves half the profile of standard ferrite plates while handling high power densities.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
The Kyushu team achieves the same effect with a micromirror array, a panel of many tiny mirrors that sends a different image to each eye.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieves

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At the heart of Fee’s heroic narratives is the idea of a self that attains purity.

— Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

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In wave election years, as this year is expected to be, the party that gains seats in Congress often had more competitive primaries, a consequence of the increase in candidates seeking nomination and the enthusiasm of voters.

— Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
That equipment must also keep pace as the aircraft gains new capabilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of gains

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Alex Ovechkin scores four goals to become the first player in 100 years with back-to-back hat tricks to open a season, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Andre Luiz scores again, but Sporting falls André Luiz is off to a torrid start with Sporting KC.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

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