garnered; garnering
ˈgär-nə-riŋ 
ˈgärn-
1
a
: to gather into storage
b
: to deposit as if in a granary
… volumes in which he has garnered the fruits of his lifetime labors.—
Reinhold Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr2
a
: to acquire by effort : earn
garnered much praise for his fundraising
b
Examples of garner in a Sentence
She garnered more evidence to support her theory.
The senator has spent much time garnering financial support for his upcoming campaign.
The novel has garnered much praise and several awards.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
An online petition calling for Denmark to purchase California has garnered more than 266,000 signatures.
—Nicholas Clairmont, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2026
He is expected to garner a handful of starts as Lugo and Michael Wacha are away due to World Baseball Classic commitments.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
But Savannah Guthrie's celebrity status has also garnered extensive resources from the federal and local government — including a $100,000 FBI reward for accurate information about her whereabouts or that could lead to an arrest and conviction of whoever took her.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Garner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garner. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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Garner
biographical name
Gar·ner
ˈgär-nər
John Nance 1868–1967 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1933–41)
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