niche
Example Sentences
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"Did jaws evolve in order to create a new ecological niche, or did our ancestors fill an existing niche first, and then diversify?" asks Prof. Sallan.
From Science Daily
Local newsrooms have been hit hard by layoffs and closures, struggling to transition from print to digital and facing competition from social-media platforms and niche upstarts.
“Podcasts are now absolutely in main culture. When we started in podcasting, it was a very niche medium,” said Wasenmüller.
From Los Angeles Times
Ten-step skincare routines, overnight "water sleeping masks" and headline-grabbing ingredients such as salmon sperm were once viewed as niche or unappealing.
From BBC
Wine connoisseurs would have had trouble finding niche favorites, he added.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.