GARNER Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

garner

verb

ˈgär-nər

Definition of garner

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 Both establishments have garnered widespread success and national recognition. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Fitzpatrick has garnered support from both sides of the aisle, which is uncommon for a statewide office holder. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The story has now gone viral on social media, garnering more than two million views. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Over the past week, the S&P 500 has garnered a gain of more than 6%, while the Dow and Nasdaq have increased more than 5% and more than 9%, respectively. — Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,lee Ying Shan,tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for garner

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Our eyes collect far more information than our brains can process, so the brain constantly filters what deserves attention.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of collect

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Jonathan Sirois made nine saves to earn his first clean sheet of the season as FC Dallas played LA Galaxy to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Despite earning a world title shot, Femi chose to challenge Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell to settle their score.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of earn

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The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace, district police chief Omar Khan said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The ferry was reported to be nearly engulfed by flames, with passengers gathered on the bridge and bow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of gather

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That’s a harder one to argue while trying to figure out how the appeals board could overturn the verdict of the independent regulatory commission, namely that Abramovich’s Chelsea had sought, and gained, a sporting advantage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
On the other end are enterprises that generate value from AI through productivity and lower costs gained via automating customer service, streamlining business processes, and catching fraud.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of gain

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Engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory assembled the core detector modules and tested the preliminary hardware.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
The document described the gun as a Polymer80 firearm, which is sold in parts and assembled by the user.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of assemble

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The fault was responsible for a megaquake that ripped through the then-sparsely populated state in 1857 -- an event that, if repeated today, would reap mass destruction.

— Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Research consistently shows higher-income Americans reap most of those benefits.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of reap

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After the show ended, Franken amassed more than 50 years of stage and screen credits, enjoying a remarkably steady career.

— Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Roundhill Investments found success this year with its Memory ETF (DRAM), amassing tens of billions of dollars from investors since launching in April.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of amass

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Louis Varland tied the game in the ninth, and the Cubs won 3-2 in 11 innings when Crow-Armstrong scored from second after stealing third and coming home on a throwing error by catcher Brandon Valenzuela.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Surprisingly, Liverpool have won the FA Cup just once in the last 20 seasons, and the Reds are 7/1 to get their hands on the oldest trophy in world football.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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