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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garner
It’s been around for years and garnered quite the reputation as the most scenic Chili’s in the Lone Star State, and maybe in the whole nation.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Clere's announcement is already garnering a strong response from some others within the GOP.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Jan. 2026
Cunningham is not only garnering the respect of the basketball world.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Herbert’s film garnered the Best Documentary Feature award at Tribeca Film Festival in 2025, and has since gone on to claim nearly two dozen awards.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Clere's announcement is already garnering a strong response from some others within the GOP.
—Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Jan. 2026
Cunningham is not only garnering the respect of the basketball world.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Herbert’s film garnered the Best Documentary Feature award at Tribeca Film Festival in 2025, and has since gone on to claim nearly two dozen awards.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garner
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The homeowner later discovered the camera, and it was collected by police.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Across Europe, farmers and fishermen are collecting such items in an effort to save lives thousands of miles away.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni, 24, earned a silver medal in his first Winter Olympics, finishing two-tenths of a second behind von Allmen.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The new Colorado Renters Rewards program will allow renters in these properties who make on-time rent payments to earn cash back and share in the property's equity, the governor's office said.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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And as traders bought more, the gains gathered steam, resulting in skyrocketing prices.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Several dozen demonstrators also gathered at Temple and Alameda streets near the federal building, and a broadcast report said police issued a dispersal order there.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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In recent years the genre has gained huge global fandom as more groups – like Blackpink and Twice – broke into the US charts, went on world tours, and collaborated with big American artists.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Then, later, more than 1,000 fans descended on Old Trafford itself, with hundreds gaining access to the stadium and getting onto the pitch, eventually causing the match, which was due to be aired live on Sky Sports, to be postponed.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tracking how clusters assemble across vast stretches of time and space also informs our knowledge of the cosmic web and the cosmological parameters that shape it.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Those older models made up less than 3% of Tesla’s annual vehicle deliveries in 2025, and the company now plans to use the lines where they were assembled for Optimus.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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The North Stars are reaping the benefits of all that hard work.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Just as that film brought awards for its director and star, Fernanda Torres, The Secret Agent is reaping similar benefits, with the Golden Globes giving its coveted Best Actor award to Wagner Moura for his title role as an academic on the run from an authoritarian government in 1977 Brazil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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The timing is especially odd for Horvath, who has been steadily amassing endorsements and donations for her reelection bid representing a supervisorial district covering the Westside and San Fernando Valley.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Across its two seasons so far, the series has amassed 9 Emmy wins and 40 nominations.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Given that Trump won North Carolina, the endorsement instantly made Whatley the front-runner for the GOP nomination.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Emerging from the Working group, Penny beat out 2,499 other canines spread across seven different groups containing 204 total breeds to win the coveted prize.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Garner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garner. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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