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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
Her role in the HBO’s Temple Grandin earned her Primetime Emmy, Satellite, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
And by the first quarter of 2013, sales of the vehicle helped Tesla earn its first quarterly profit.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara also earned a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for her performance on the show.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
An immigrant assistant presumably is earning more than the best alternative occupation, most likely in a low-wage country.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
And by the first quarter of 2013, sales of the vehicle helped Tesla earn its first quarterly profit.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara also earned a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for her performance on the show.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
An immigrant assistant presumably is earning more than the best alternative occupation, most likely in a low-wage country.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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Thailand’s largest construction company, which is under investigation for its role in two deadly accidents, won investor approval to restructure its outstanding bonds.—
Anuchit Nguyen,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime, law enforcement, court proceedings and more for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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This bipartisan, bicameral reform deserves quick passage so servicemembers and their families have a safe place to call home.—
JAMES HERRERA MONTEREY HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Thoughtful, not simplistic Complex problems deserve depth, nuance, and context.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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These special moments have helped the monks’ walk gain traction on social media, where their Facebook following recently surpassed 1 million followers.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 Jan. 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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Social media users agreed that the video was hilarious, with the post garnering about 850,000 views and 150,000 likes.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The work also garnered shortlists for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and British Book Awards’ Fiction Book of the Year.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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The evening brought together chefs, civic leaders, business innovators, artists and community advocates to honor renewal, rebuild momentum and remind Angelenos what makes the city extraordinary.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tyler Huntley made it as an alternate three years ago after throwing two touchdowns and three interceptions in four starts with the Baltimore Ravens.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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One is former lightweight champion Oscar De La Hoya, who forecasts that TKO, the parent company of UFC, will use UBOs to obtain too much control over boxing and, without sufficient competition, institute a pay system unfair to boxers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a video obtained by TMZ, Sweeney, wearing black cargo pants, a black hoodie and a black hat, hung a clothesline of bras over the sign all while being filmed.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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To me, quality can be part of the formula to get audience.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Also, the cold weather is forecast to get much worse from Sunday, with temperatures dropping even further and making the time frame for a pause in attacks hard to understand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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