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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earn
But those errors didn’t stop his performance on Sunday from helping Team USA earn a gold medal in the team figure skating event.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Her work has earned major honors, including Legislator of the Year awards.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Torgashev faced stiff competition, with other skaters landing more quadruple jumps and earning more points as a result.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Granville graduated from Elon University with a degree in sports management and earned his master’s degree from Southern Methodist University.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
Her work has earned major honors, including Legislator of the Year awards.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Torgashev faced stiff competition, with other skaters landing more quadruple jumps and earning more points as a result.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Granville graduated from Elon University with a degree in sports management and earned his master’s degree from Southern Methodist University.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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The Aztecs won both games amid a six-game winning streak, but attendance dropped in each of their final three home games.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The winning bid for the rare card was placed by venture capitalist AJ Scaramucci, the son of former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Judge Ji believed Yoon deserved a severe penalty for his martial law decree.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, said Clark deserved a tougher punishment, including being barred from practicing law in the state.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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After 40 years beachside (and gaining a casual, semi-riotous rep for all the day-drinking amid the sand and surf), the Independent Spirit Awards has shacked up at the Hollywood Palladium.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Vast intends to launch a pathfinder station called Haven-1 to LEO in 2027, then use the experience gained to build and operate the multi-module Haven-2 over the next few years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Now imagine being able to reap the profit of selling your shares without paying tax.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Legalize marijuana, regulate it like the sale of alcohol, and reap billions in new tax revenue.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The study was covered fairly widely within the crypto space, garnering links in Coinbase, Cointelegraph, and other outlets.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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An online petition calling for Denmark to purchase California has garnered more than 266,000 signatures.—
Nicholas Clairmont,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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When investigated using X-ray spectroscopy, these tags produced unique X-ray signatures that made the binders visible.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Hubbard broke the school record for career three-pointers made by sinking four at Ole Miss.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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In 1991, Epstein obtained power of attorney from Wexner, which enabled him to buy and sell assets on Wexner’s behalf.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fefferman questioned why board members and the public have struggled to obtain detailed financial information.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And the other function of music media is learning more, getting deeper into fandom, learning more about the lives of a lot of musicians, many of whom don’t necessarily need a magazine or music media to put their image out there for them.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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This latest iteration, which builds on the 2024 version by adding a voter ID provision, must get 60 votes to pass.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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