notching

present participle of notch

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Verb
  • Legislators tweaked the plan (HJR 1-F) the next week during the special session, carving out the impact on school districts.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The Premier Jumping League is banking on carving out a place in the global equestrian market, which the league values at $300 billion and says is supported by an affluent, worldwide audience.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • But was Alicia suddenly having the time of her life grooving to this classic?
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 June 2026
  • Rinker, 71, had been wearing AirPods, grooving to oldies.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Moyes knows this squad well, both its strengths and weaknesses, and has become adept at chiselling out points on his travels.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Criminals who understand digital assets already have options designed to frustrate tracing.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Egyptian star Mona Zaki plays singer Umm Kulthum in the picture tracing the singer’s remarkable journey from a small village in Egypt’s Nile Delta to becoming the most celebrated voice in the Arab world.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Now’s your chance to grab a closet’s worth of sleek, sculpting essentials, like the SpanxShape Booty Boost leggings for $44 off, and the SpanxSmooth Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt for $30 off.
    Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • For $12, these butter-soft, subtly sculpting leggings can be reserved for my work-from-home wardrobe.
    Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • After Japan took a 1-0 lead in the first half, Brazil relentlessly attacked in the second half, equalizing in the 56th minute before scoring again with only a minute to spare in stoppage time.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Mexico has also been solid on defense, keeping three clean sheets while scoring six goals.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
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“Notching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notching. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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