notching (up)

verb

Definition of notching (up)next
present participle of notch (up)
as in achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort a stunning performance that notched up a second Academy Award for the actor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for notching (up)
  1. achieving
  2. winning
  3. attaining
  4. gaining
  5. making
Verb
  • This suggests that authors should focus less on driving book sales and more on achieving their other goals.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Also, authors who had a specific plan for achieving their primary goal were more likely to have their process go as expected.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of achieving
Verb
  • Mega Millions winning numbers 12/20/24 Friday night’s winning numbers were 2, 20, 51, 56, 67, and the Mega Ball was 19.
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The winning numbers are posted to the Powerball and Michigan Lottery websites.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of winning
Verb
  • The headline-grabbing protests could also inspire some workers to organize unions at new facilities, posing a future threat to the company's distribution network -- but the protesters appear far from attaining the scale necessary for such impact, the experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Maybe that’s why this adaptation of the first-person-shooter franchise feels so by-the-numbers, as a renegade robot sparks a revolution by attaining a series of unlikely victories in a futuristic gladiatorial arena.
    Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of attaining
Verb
  • Students will conduct research and real-world applications using state-of-the-art cybersecurity testbeds, gaining experience and expertise in artificial intelligence, network security, and cyber-physical systems.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To the right group of employees, learning new skills and gaining practical experience is a powerful motivator.
    Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • The initials were redacted from the filing, making the identity of the witness unclear.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As America entered World War II, the daily beehive of activity at Michigan Central rebounded as Detroit’s automotive plants shifted on a dime from making cars to whatever Uncle Sam desired.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of making
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“Notching (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notching%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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