garnered

past tense of garner
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Recent Examples of garnered State House District 105 candidate Ken McCool garnered significant financial support in his bid to oust Republican Tricia Cotham. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026 Cothiere garnered a much lower vote share than Wilson did in the crowded eight-person August primary to Wilson. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Brass directed more than a dozen films, including some shorts, in the years that followed, though none garnered the same fame (or infamy) as Caligula. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026 Washington — The Senate race in Alaska remains unresolved Wednesday, as a contest that has garnered widespread attention over the two candidates named Dan Sullivan faces a lengthy ballot-counting process. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Acton, who served as the state's chief public health officer during the pandemic, defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in an election marked in the final weeks by vicious mudslinging and an attack ad that garnered national criticism. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026 Video content from the episode garnered 325 million video views across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok — a season high. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026 The unofficial tally shows Hamilton won the Senate seat with 51% of the vote, while Marshall garnered 46%. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 The case has garnered national attention, having been reported in People magazine and the Huffington Post, among other publications. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnered
Verb
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • State health officials collected samples from retail stores in the Sacramento area.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Since interim head coach Ryan Richter took over during the World Cup break, Philadelphia earned 43 of a possible 57 points while outscoring opponents 48-22 during that span.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Philo earned the starting job during the offseason and won the confidence of his coaches and teammates in September.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition backing the government, waging a yearslong campaign of air bombardment that brought it international condemnation over civilian deaths.
    — AHMED HATEM, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its latest product is a magnetic modular display system designed to be assembled quickly, packed away when not in use, and used to add up to three additional screens to a laptop.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Over the last 15 years, Loveless has gained acclaim for their ability to turn vulgarities into poetry and twist impossibly low romantic standards into dire punchlines.
    — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But the Broncos gained a scant 77 yards on the ground, a solid performance by the Chiefs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This week, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s flagship energy conference ADIPEC, senior executives and CEOs from the energy industry gathered to discuss the challenges facing the industry under the Chatham House Rule.
    — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the news conference, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said investigators at his office gathered video evidence, interviewed witnesses and worked closely with prosecutors to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Newsom won his 2018 gubernatorial primary with the help of the California Nurses Assn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Johansson won his Sens debut last month but has come back to earth in his last two appearances.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Once in office, though, Peña quietly amassed a rival power base, analysts say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Together, the books have amassed more than 100 million Kindle page reads worldwide in just three and a half months.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In South Africa, Lebanon, and Germany, their central governments reaped the windfall.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Under-21s manager Rob Page, who Wright is enjoying working with, has reaped the benefits of the striker’s excellent form.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Garnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnered. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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