notches (up)

present tense third-person singular of notch (up)

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Verb
  • Also, Iyo Sky takes on Stephanie Vaquer to determine who wins the WWE Women's World Championship, which Naomi vacated.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Whoever wins will also become Virginia's first female governor.
    Grace Sandman, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Critically, this approach achieves the required resolution without the enormous deployment complexity of a 20-meter circular primary or the operational overhead of a starshade.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump family gains $5 billion from crypto ventures On paper, the Trumps are holding $5 billion in digital assets after their token, WLFI, was made available for trading on the open market.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No emotional transportation, no empathy gains.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If a player scores a penalty kick but accidentally touches the ball twice, they will be allowed to retake it.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Corbis via Getty Images Three Days Grace’s album Alienation has arrived on the charts in a number of countries, and the group scores a new win in several places.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The variety of blades can tackle several different pruning jobs, which makes this versatile set your new best friend until the first frost sets in.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The motor makes the turbo’s power boost available sooner.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Notches (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notches%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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