GARNERING Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

garnering

verb

present participle of garner

as in collecting

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 earning

to receive as return for effort a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals

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Recent Examples of garnering Expansive subdivision plans and an annexation for a wastewater infrastructure project are moving forward after garnering votes of approval at Crown Point’s April city council meeting. —

Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 The documentary follows Christine Marie, a former fundamentalist who became an expert in cults, and her husband, Tolga Katas, embedding themselves among the Samuelite Group with the hopes of garnering evidence to bring to the police. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026 This essential genre of restaurant is garnering more attention from chefs and diners around the world, with iterations springing up outside of Hong Kong in cities like Paris, New York, and Sydney. —

Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026 Many are financed through crowdfunding, with subscribers garnering exclusive perks, and embrace subtitles and alternate audio (a series like the Japanese cyberpunk Milky Subway is dubbed in 10 different languages). —

Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026 From there, the fees increase based on face value with the highest price range — above $116 — garnering a 20% fee that caps at $70. —

Leah Nylen, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 Infantino, who was serving on FIFA’s reform committee, put forward his candidacy for the position, garnering support from member associations in the lead-up to the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress, which was specially convened to elect the new president. —

Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026 However, her baby boy is still in the 100th percentile for weight, garnering big reactions from people in awe at his size. —

Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 Given the size of the field, anyone garnering around 20% in June would probably earn a place in the runoff — or about twice what the three Democrats at the top — Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell and Tom Steyer — currently have. —

Dan Walters, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026

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The United States, Jakes argues, concurrently went to war to reassert its dominance in the Gulf and instead handed Iran a platform to start collecting tolls in yuan and cryptocurrency—anything, that is, except dollars.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Compton played against them in each of his two seasons, combining to make 7 of 8 shots while collecting five rebounds and three steals.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026