notching

present participle of notch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for notching
Verb
  • Senate Bill 627, for example, would prohibit law enforcement agents from covering their faces to obscure their identity, carving out exceptions for SWAT teams and undercover officers.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, my husband Darius was carving his way through Courmayeur’s 100 kilometers of trails, probably with his eye on the French border.
    Erica Firpo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jason Dawson of the Children's Cancer Centre chiseling the bricks around the time capsule.
    Patrick Smith, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ecuador are a couple of points behind Brazil and sit in the middle of the chasing pack, but that is not the whole story.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than chasing every trend or asset class, invest where your heritage, relationships, and insight give you natural advantage.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The canine's owner has shared several other videos to the Instagram account that show Tini tracing the man's steps to the elevator on different days.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Then, as evening falls, stroll along the canals or watch the sun melt into Øresund’s horizon—tracing wind turbines spinning in silhouette.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Try deep sea fishing and kiteboarding or floating yoga and sand sculpting for something more laid-back.
    Rob Goss, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Royals finished 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left three men on base.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Later, Doval spiked a breaking ball to Yordan Alvarez, scoring another run.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Notching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notching. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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