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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
Through the Girls Take Flight practicum, 50 high school girls under the age of 18 have earned their FAA 107 Remote Pilot Certification.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Felton pitched three innings, earning her 14th win of the season.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Burns has earned a college degree and has worked with hospice patients.
—Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
Felton pitched three innings, earning her 14th win of the season.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
Burns has earned a college degree and has worked with hospice patients.
—Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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His administration won significant backing from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.—
Tom Perry,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In the 2020 election, Trump won just 35% of Latino voters, but in 2024, his support from Hispanic voters rose to 43%.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 2025
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Her district deserves effective representation, and the city deserves a Council that leads with integrity.—
Erin Murphy,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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Emma Lewis, the owner of Rare Form in Chicago, believes that vintage stores deserve a day dedicated to them.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Another summit priority is economic cooperation, where Britain may have benefits to gain.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Variety: Spanish films have gained recognition abroad in recent years, especially from new voices.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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More recently, the British engineering giant has reaped even bigger awards, securing a £1 billion investment from Qatar to accelerate its development of climate-friendly technologies.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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For now, Ratcliffe’s arrival has provided an opportunity for the Glazers to step back from the day-to-day, shuffle slightly out of the spotlight, pocket a cool $151.5m each, and see whether a different hand at the tiller could reap better results on and off the pitch.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The page has since garnered over $127K, including a donation of $10,000 from Colin Farrell.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Their wedding dance has since garnered 270,800 likes and 3.5 million views on TikTok.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Corporate earnings Shares of UnitedHealth closed down 5.1% after reports that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The brand makes our favorite down comforter, the best budget bamboo sheets, and the best affordable linen sheets.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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The database entry was part of a slide presentation by Texas law enforcement officials obtained through records requests by American Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group, and shared exclusively with USA TODAY.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The lengthy investigation led to investigators obtaining a warrant for Christian’s arrest which was signed by a judge on Wednesday.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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