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as in wins
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earns
Lady Gaga Scores Her Tenth Career Appearance As Mayhem Requiem arrives, Gaga earns her milestone tenth career appearance on the Top Dance Albums chart.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
By contrast, the average full-time employee ages 18 to 25 with a bachelor’s degree earns $56,153, according to Census data.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Top Picks This drugstore gem, which comes in 30 shades, earns praise from the pros.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 May 2026
This tactic might not be the best avenue for the consumer, but the lender earns more money on the FHA financing.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Code Blue Cam earns about $325,000 monthly, according to YouTube analytics tracker VidIQ.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Oakland native Daveed Diggs earns a lot of laughs in a small but pivotal role.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
So if the ball goes out behind the goal off the opposition three times, the attacking team earns a rolling one-on-one penalty – 1990s MLS style.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
By contrast, the average full-time employee ages 18 to 25 with a bachelor’s degree earns $56,153, according to Census data.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Top Picks This drugstore gem, which comes in 30 shades, earns praise from the pros.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 29 May 2026
This tactic might not be the best avenue for the consumer, but the lender earns more money on the FHA financing.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Code Blue Cam earns about $325,000 monthly, according to YouTube analytics tracker VidIQ.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Oakland native Daveed Diggs earns a lot of laughs in a small but pivotal role.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
So if the ball goes out behind the goal off the opposition three times, the attacking team earns a rolling one-on-one penalty – 1990s MLS style.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earns
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Whoever wins the primary is expected to prevail in the general, as the state currently leans Democratic in nonpresidential elections.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Thus, a team that wins the lottery will have its second-round pick slotted 46th, and the team picking 16th will also have pick 31.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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But there may be another lesson from history that deserves attention.—
Robert Ginsburg,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Local officials will continue to argue Sacramento deserves a permanent Major League team on its merits.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2026
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Brendan Shanahan surely reaps the rewards for forever believing in Marner and the Core Four and continues as team president into the present.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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However, an artist’s innate defiance reaps the best art.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Their Instagram account garners 12,500 followers — more than double and sometimes triple that of most MLP teams.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Spencer Pratt gains ground on Karen Bass as LA mayoral race tightens.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The productivity gains themselves are real, but they are unevenly distributed.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The Aquarius Moon makes private material more active, so give the early version room before exposing it to judgment.—
PubSubHub User,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2026
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Also, in the lead-up to the summer solstice, nights are short, which makes auroras more difficult to spot.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 June 2026
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Charges can elevate to a first-degree felony if parents don’t safely secure firearms, which the minor then obtains and uses to cause death or great bodily injury, which is punishable by up to three years, Bala said.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Federal regulations require banks to automatically protect two months' worth of Social Security deposits from garnishment if a creditor obtains a levy on your account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Economic forum The attacks came as the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF, a major business event known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s version of Davos, gets underway in the city on Wednesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Earns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earns. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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