earns

verb

present tense third-person singular of earn
1
as in wins
to receive as return for effort during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns

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2
as in deserves
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 earns Northbrook earns first playoff berth Spring Branch ISD’s Northbrook High School was first established in 1973, and the football played in inaugural season just one year later. — Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 8 Nov. 2026 The card technically earns Citi ThankYou® Points that can be redeemed for cash back or used for travel, including transfers to Citi's hotel and airline partners. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Or the season’s big reveal coming in the form of flashbacks that not only feel lifted from another, far less entertaining espionage drama, but lean on emotions the show, to the end, never actually earns. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026 Unlike a lot of artificial intelligence companies, SpaceX earns a profit from selling time on its servers and cloud platforms to other AI companies. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Confirm what earns commission, when payment arrives, who supplies each asset and what happens to the content afterward. — Bryce Welker, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 If the look appeals and the function fits a daily routine, the shoe earns its keep regardless of what fashion does next season. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 That concession spending matters to AMC, which earns heavily on food and drinks. — Sofia Distefano, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 Ri spent three decades in Office 39, which earns and manages foreign currency for the leadership. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earns
  1. wins
  2. deserves
  3. reaps
  4. garners
  5. gains
  6. makes
  7. obtains
  8. gets
Verb
  • Apple also wins on free cash flow generation and shareholder returns.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
  • If Wesleyan wins, and Amherst loses, the Cardinals would get in by virtue of a head-to-head win.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • And on the death of their legendary guitar player, Richard Lloyd, at age 75 after a bout with cancer, a remarkable career deserves its due.
    — Mark Hemingway, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Future candidates, party officials, donors and organizers will have to consider whether an electorate that has long been treated as predictable deserves another look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of deserves
Verb
  • When customers can see their own input shaping the brand in real time, the company reaps the benefit.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaps
Verb
  • Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s unit has stepped up when needed, and all while the offense garners most of the headlines.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • All the while, #witchtok garners millions of posts, and there’s no shortage of flash sales for love spells – or curses.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of garners
Verb
  • The company will maintain the older system until its newer model gains equivalent capabilities.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The team that will improve the most after sit-out transfers become eligible is Mater Dei, which gains 6-8 Ryan Doane from JSerra and 6-11 Ender Berg from Legacy Christian.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of gains
Verb
  • When a team makes an investment in a cornerback like Indianapolis did, that player should be trusted to take on any receiver in the league.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Digital twin technology makes this possible by creating virtual representations of real-world objects, systems, and processes that can be updated with operational data.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • This dynamic obtains not just among countries but also within them.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Redbord said law enforcement typically obtains a court order or seizure warrant before working with stablecoin issuers to release or reissue assets and return them to their rightful owners.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of obtains
Verb
  • So that’s where the expectation gap gets bigger and bigger, because what the worker needs and what the operation needs are different.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Building confidence for its younger roster and finalizing different rotations will be essential for the Horned Frogs as the schedule gets tougher at the end of this month with two games against Power Four conference opponents.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of gets

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“Earns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earns. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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