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as in place
a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited
after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business
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as in habitat
the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found
the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania
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as in to locate
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Recent Examples of niche
Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
In a town already brimming with coffee shops, Spill the Beans Coffee + Bagels has created a niche with its unique, California-style bagels, homemade dishes and welcoming, family-friendly vibes.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In their first outing, the Croods managed to carve out a niche for themselves that distinguished these cavemen from everybody’s favorite modern Stone Age family.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Once a niche offering, digital-nomad visas exploded in popularity after the pandemic made remote work more common, and governments recognized the economic potential of allowing long-term visitors to bring in foreign income without taking local jobs.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But freed from that corporate structure, MSNBC can figure out its own path forward in streaming, whether that be a licensing deal, or a direct-to-consumer offering like its sister channel CNBC has developed for its (smaller, more niche) audience.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
In a town already brimming with coffee shops, Spill the Beans Coffee + Bagels has created a niche with its unique, California-style bagels, homemade dishes and welcoming, family-friendly vibes.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In their first outing, the Croods managed to carve out a niche for themselves that distinguished these cavemen from everybody’s favorite modern Stone Age family.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Once a niche offering, digital-nomad visas exploded in popularity after the pandemic made remote work more common, and governments recognized the economic potential of allowing long-term visitors to bring in foreign income without taking local jobs.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for niche
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The footage shows a living room setting with two arched minimalist alcove spaces along a wall, decorated with just a couple of lamps.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Published on September 13, 2024 By Demetrius Simms Steven Freedman Photography Photo : ©David Dietrich Photography Photo : ©David Dietrich Photography The room includes a cozy seating alcove lined with fabric panels.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2024
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A day later, in the early hours of Christmas morning, there was another message from the same place.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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But for solo travelers, Mero Beach is a fine place to strike up a conversation with fellow beachgoers.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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This effort is part of a long-term research program that monitors... The species' numbers have plummeted over the years, due to habitat loss caused by human development and the high number of panthers killed by vehicles on the roads.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, all but the last traces of wild northern bald ibises, in North Africa and the Middle East, were vanishing, too, as a result of hunting, habitat loss, pesticides, and electrocution.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The region is located within Mare Crisium, a 300-mile-wide basin in the northeast quadrant of the moon's near side, that is believed to have been created by early volcanic eruptions and flooded with basaltic lava more than 3 billion years ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Carmel Valley Library is located at 3919 Townsgate Drive, San Diego, 92130.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Another was fired just a month into her job after relocating more than 1,700 miles to take it.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Brian Gibbs lost his job as a national park ranger on Friday.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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But his progress was thwarted in bizarre circumstances, relating to a break-in at his home a few weeks earlier.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Dogs often bark to protect their homes, but this wasn't what surprised him.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Gold Kitten has a peptide complex to plump my dry, tired-looking skin, while Space Kitten targets excess sebum and impurities with a one-two hit of charcoal and volcanic ash.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2025
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The focus here is on hydration, not deep color, plumping or staying power.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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When that sheet was pressed against sections of wet ice, the nanoparticles drew the liquid water up into the grooves, creating suction that pulled the material down into contact with the underlying solid ice within just 1.5 milliseconds.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Already the money was spinning and Gerrard, layered in local clothing for National Day, was very much in the groove.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Niche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niche. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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