notching

present participle of notch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for notching
Verb
  • To navigate this uncharted terrain, leaders can benefit from having a blueprint for carving out the best approach for their organization.
    Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • By 2017, Missouri had already begun carving out legal exceptions for low-THC CBD oil.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The event is recognized as one of the top music festivals in the South, but Standard Deluxe is grooving all year long with a calendar full of concerts.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 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
  • Now the Razorbacks are chasing multiple scores for the first time.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Through it all, commitment — whether to a client, a property, or the process — proved more valuable than chasing short-term gains.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sharp, but flexible point allows for drawing fluid, sweeping lines, but also honing in on the tiniest details, like tracing the very inner corners of your lash lines or shaping the upward flick of a cat eye.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Dubbed FoundStock, the standard provides a clear and auditable system for tracing materials that were produced but never used.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Somebody sculpting the landscape.
    John Wogan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Napheesa Collier led the way with 20 points and six rebounds on 7-for-11 from the field, with Natisha Hiedeman scoring 18 off the bench.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Mum on Panarin extension There’s little question about Artemi Panarin’s on-ice role after leading the Rangers in scoring for the sixth straight season, but there’s uncertainty surrounding his future in New York.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Notching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notching. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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