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as in collected
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 earned
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garnered
An online petition demanding Mamdani make school remote Tuesday had garnered 50,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon, a number that was climbing quickly.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
The populist demagogue Pat Buchanan, crusading against modernity and multiculturalism, challenged Bush in 1992 and garnered 23 percent of the Republican-primary vote.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Yair Ayala Panchi garnered the Austin Achieve man of the match.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
No candidate in the governor’s race garnered the 60% delegate support needed for party endorsement.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In 2016, Day garnered nearly 18,000 votes for Senate in a race Ayotte lost to Hassan by just 1,000 votes.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2026
Jackson also garnered a global reputation as a champion for human rights.
—Matt Brown, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Their story garnered correspondence from an army of viewers.
—Pat Harvey, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
The sum of these parts is a foundation that has garnered nearly 1,000 five-star ratings.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
The populist demagogue Pat Buchanan, crusading against modernity and multiculturalism, challenged Bush in 1992 and garnered 23 percent of the Republican-primary vote.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Yair Ayala Panchi garnered the Austin Achieve man of the match.
—Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
No candidate in the governor’s race garnered the 60% delegate support needed for party endorsement.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In 2016, Day garnered nearly 18,000 votes for Senate in a race Ayotte lost to Hassan by just 1,000 votes.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2026
Jackson also garnered a global reputation as a champion for human rights.
—Matt Brown, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Their story garnered correspondence from an army of viewers.
—Pat Harvey, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
The sum of these parts is a foundation that has garnered nearly 1,000 five-star ratings.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnered
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of promising firms like Solyndra collected billions of taxpayer dollars and were supposed to be the energy companies of the future.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hospital recognized for stroke care Baptist Health-Fort Smith has earned a Pearl award (85%-89% adherence) for Stroke Band Documentation by the Arkansas Department of Health for its commitment to high-quality stroke care.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The sheikh had studied religious law at Damascus University and earned a master’s degree in Lebanon; the Tunisian had not completed a day’s worth of religious study in his life, relying instead on YouTube videos and stray sermons.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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The remarks by two Iranian officials came a day before the talks and as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Carenector team was assembled with the plan to scale up in the future with health care compliance in mind.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cavalry, which Canva has used for its own projects, has gained attention among designers on social media as an alternative to Adobe's After Effects for some work.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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One feature that briefly gained traction allowed athletes to charge fans to play video games against them online.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Long before downtown workshops and a growing client base, Kiel and her business partner gathered around the table every day, sketching concepts and services, and building a company from the ground up.—
Contributor,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Before the earnings numbers were released, about 30 demonstrators gathered in front of Sempra’s corporate headquarters in downtown San Diego, protesting how much SDG&E has made over the years.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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This was the first time the United States has won gold in men’s hockey since 1980, and the third time ever along with 1960.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Last June, his stop from Alvaro Morata won Portugal the Nations League title over Spain.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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There’s a small village of them tucked into the loft space above my Brooklyn apartment’s tiny closet, amassed over years of testing new releases for Travel + Leisure.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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By contrast, Zootropolis 2 has amassed 72 nominations and Arco 49.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Mustangs have reaped the benefits.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 8-part series also explores the commodification of water, which has reaped billions of dollars for big companies while creating shortages for ordinary people.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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