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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival
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as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garner
Given the success of this year’s event, the talent involved, and attention this one garnered, plans are already underway to continue the gala in 2026.
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Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Those three albums garnered 11 Grammy nominations and the band was selling out arenas and headlining Coachella.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Despite these challenges, Kahlo thrived as an artist, garnering international acclaim for her vibrant, wrenching self-portraits.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Simply advancing out of the tournament’s group stage would garner another $7.5 million.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Those three albums garnered 11 Grammy nominations and the band was selling out arenas and headlining Coachella.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Despite these challenges, Kahlo thrived as an artist, garnering international acclaim for her vibrant, wrenching self-portraits.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Simply advancing out of the tournament’s group stage would garner another $7.5 million.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garner
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Turn Small Talk Into Shared Problem-Solving Shift from collecting contacts to connecting dots.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The number of people collecting unemployment checks climbed in mid-May to a fresh four-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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It is earned—through trust, through transparency, and through service.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Throughout their career, Atlantic Starr earned three top 10 hits on the Hot 100 and 11 top 10 hit on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, storms gathered around the San Gabriel Mountains in the morning before descending into urban areas and traveling southwest across the region and along the coast, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Meanwhile, ideal clients gather around content creators in your niche, hunting for insights exactly like yours.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The show lost Samantha (under less than amicable circumstances), as well as actress Kim Cattrall, and gained a number of supporting characters of color.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
30 May 2025
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The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 3.6% on the month.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Agentic workflows — While the first two innovations provide a better AI experience, the ability for agents to share data and be assembled into workflows is the big game-changer.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Large groups of protesters quickly assembled near raid sites on both days, leading to traffic disruptions and escalating tensions with federal authorities.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 June 2025
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Or will the developers of AI reap all of the rewards?—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Donors would be the ones to reap the tax benefits, though.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The Gophers men’s basketball coach can be excused for his lack of interior designing; he’s been busy the past two-plus months putting together almost an entirely new roster, amassing nine new players via the NCAA transfer portal.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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Starring Tosin Cole, the show premiered last June and topped Netflix’s global Top 10 for six weeks, amassing 179.6 million hours viewed in the second half of 2024.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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With Tiller on board, his OTE team actually won the league crown two years in a row.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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In New Jersey, whichever party won the presidential race the year prior, in this case the Republican Party, typically loses gubernatorial elections in the following year as voters buck the party in power in Washington, D.C. THE NEXT SWING STATE?—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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“Garner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garner. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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