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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
Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
There are lessons to be learned from the more niche running brands that are increasingly showing up at the smaller (but equally crowded) marathon weekends.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
But with its custom upgrades, Crayola appealed to a very niche subset of buyers.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
Athletes including Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James are part of the trend too, helping push a once-niche recovery practice into the mainstream wellness conversation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The recent surge in sensory toys, particularly squishy sensory toys, has quickly moved from a small niche to a viral mainstream moment, with products like NeeDoh leading the charge.
—Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
There are lessons to be learned from the more niche running brands that are increasingly showing up at the smaller (but equally crowded) marathon weekends.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
But with its custom upgrades, Crayola appealed to a very niche subset of buyers.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
Athletes including Cristiano Ronaldo and LeBron James are part of the trend too, helping push a once-niche recovery practice into the mainstream wellness conversation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for niche
Noun
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The six individual bunkbed alcoves, built inside the airline's new fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, will have a lie-flat bed with a mattress, pillow, sheets, blanket and a seatbelt.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Here in the 12,000-square-foot Asaya Spa, alcoves with loungers are like small sitting rooms.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Only 26 points separated Flagg and Knueppel in a balloting where 100 reporters and broadcasters who cover the league ranked their top three rookies, with five points going to first place, three to second and one to third.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Our Consider This event takes place on Thursday, May 7 on the Universal lot, with a reception to follow at the Peacock Grill.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
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Marshes that were normally dry inundated, expanding habitat for small fish and crayfish, which spiked their populations.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Much of Culebra is now protected under the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves mangroves, dry forest, and charming coastal habitats used by seabirds and marine life.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pluto, a frigid mountainous world with craters and glaciers, is located among icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt, located at the outskirts of our solar system beyond Neptune's orbit – now the farthest planet from the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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He was brought in as competition with Milton for the backup job.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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When people are priced out of their neighborhoods, they are pushed farther away from their jobs, schools and support systems.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the bright lights of a win-or-go-home playoff game proved too big of a moment for a young, inexperienced Hawks team.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The home team has won every game in this series, which is a good sign for Toronto in Game 6.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Finally, in overcoming this vexing moment, the two would establish a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of their own work and, by extension, modern art.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Through this exhibition program, which shed a light on a generation of LA artists, The Box quickly established itself as a venturesome gallery and one of the most important in the city.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Its song structures are mostly conventional and confessional, melodies that wear an easy groove in your ear.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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As for less-invasive bedroom ceiling upgrade options, Cunningham recommends faux beams, tongue-and-groove ceilings, limewash paint, or simple medallions around light fixtures.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Niche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niche. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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