EARNING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

earning

verb

present participle of earn

as in winning

to receive as return for effort during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns

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as in deserving

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work

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Recent Examples of earning However, the new deduction limitation on top-earning individuals now applies to trusts and estates, according to a footnote in the Joint Committee on Taxation's recent tax explainer, better known as the Bluebook. —

Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 June 2026 This will allow savers to keep their money gathered in one location while also being able to pay expenses, all while earning close to $4 for every $100 deposited. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 4 June 2026 The units would not be income-restricted, but most would be priced, at least initially, for households earning between 60% and 70% of area median income, with 27 pricier units targeted to households earning 100% AMI. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026 With that work came the highest cumulative grade point average in Country Day’s class of 2026, earning Jamie the Trustees’ Award, which recognizes the student with the highest cumulative GPA over the past four years. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 Currently, 18 employees are pursuing doctoral degrees at Georgia Tech, Stanford and Texas A&M, while 17 more are earning master’s degrees — all funded by the organization. —

Alena Conley, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Compared to Florida’s other high-earning workers, Rodrigues and Kamoutsas also make the most relative to the median pay of their departmental colleagues. —

Shirsho Dasgupta may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 Organizations that embed robust controls today can mitigate risk while earning trust from customers, regulators and partners. —

Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Former Gators linebacker Bam Harmon returned to coach outside linebackers again for Sumrall, earning $350,000 annually during the next two seasons. —

Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026

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The game-winning goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Nathan Rogers, who finished the night with a hat trick.

— Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The idea of the song — ‘Jules Rimet still gleaming’ — is looking back at the 1966 World Cup rather than talking about winning the Euros.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026