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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
And while his mentors have tended to stick with the classics, Tamaki has garnered a reputation for getting creative with his pies.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
The post garnered nearly 200 comments, mostly calling the meme vulgar and indecent.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Crowdfunding website crashes Peterson's TikTok videos and website garnered so much attention, the latter crashed, not long after its creation.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 May 2026
She was informed she’d been hired to play a role that garnered the show one of its two 2024 Tony Awards, out of 13 nominations.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 3 May 2026
In the days following, Glover posted his experience online and garnered nearly nine million views across platforms.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Pritzker and Springfield Democrats (the SAFE-T Act garnered not a single Republican vote in 2021) own that outcome, for better or for worse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That film garnered more than $900 million worldwide.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
The post garnered nearly 200 comments, mostly calling the meme vulgar and indecent.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Crowdfunding website crashes Peterson's TikTok videos and website garnered so much attention, the latter crashed, not long after its creation.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 May 2026
She was informed she’d been hired to play a role that garnered the show one of its two 2024 Tony Awards, out of 13 nominations.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Scientology is a religious group shrouded in privacy that has garnered attention for its celebrity adherents, including Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 3 May 2026
In the days following, Glover posted his experience online and garnered nearly nine million views across platforms.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Pritzker and Springfield Democrats (the SAFE-T Act garnered not a single Republican vote in 2021) own that outcome, for better or for worse.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That film garnered more than $900 million worldwide.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnered
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The samples collected that rainy day became key to a lawsuit his organization, the Coosa River Basin Initiative, filed along with the Southern Environmental Law Center against Calhoun more than a year later.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Forensic analyst Kelly Krajnik testified Tuesday that those blood samples collected from the trunk also matched Chiodo.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Kerr earned the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to an NBA-record 73-9 mark during the regular season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Of Snell’s five runs allowed, four were earned.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The United States entered the war with the M3 Lee-Grant, which was hastily assembled when the war broke out and shipped abroad as part of the Lend-Lease program.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Instead, Feldman has assembled a demanding lineup that will require the Playhouse to operate on a larger scale than ever before.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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In the early nineteenth century, more than a dozen colonies in the Americas gained their freedom, including Haiti, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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On multiple occasions, Brighton players were on the turf seconds before a set piece, but gained no sympathy from referee Chris Kavanagh.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Luxury retail remained resilient during China‘s five-day Labor Day holiday — bucking a broader trend of cautious consumer spending — according to foot traffic data gathered by Bernstein across 10 high-end malls in four major cities.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The annual update reports on the water quality and health of Baltimore's Inner Harbor based on data gathered by both Blue Water Baltimore and Waterfront Partnership in 2024.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Elkann, a keen offshore sailor himself, says Hypersail follows in the footsteps of Ferrari’s passion for endurance, drawing inspiration from the Ferrari 499P hypercar, which has won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans three years in a row since the team’s return to endurance racing in 2023.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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In 1977, Seattle Slew won the Kentucky Derby, the first of his Triple Crown victories.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Across the years, Bischofberger amassed a vast collection of design objects by artists ranging from Le Corbusier to Jean Prouvé.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Chevy's affordable electric hatchback starts at just $27,600 and has amassed a large following before its initial discontinuation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The additional billions that Moscow has reaped because of the Iran war is easing some pressure off Russia’s floundering economy and the Kremlin’s ability to finance the conflict in Ukraine.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a February 2025 Reuters poll, the two men reaped more favorable ratings than anyone else among the 10 wealthiest Americans.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Garnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnered. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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