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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
But by the mid-1920s, Ireland’s focus shifted to garnering a greater sense of stability.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The disinterest by investors in garnering liquidity at a steep discount comes amid a quarter that saw elevated redemptions across most private-credit, non-traded BDCs.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The billionaire’s absence from the high-profile race has left open questions about a late-cycle entrant garnering his support.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The trailer broke records garnering 223 million views in one single week.
—Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Where are knowledgeable consumers also garnering inspiration?
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite initially garnering bipartisan support as someone perceived to be a pro-union Republican, Chavez-DeRemer's tenure atop the Labor Department was quickly derailed by allegations of misconduct by herself, her husband, her father and senior aides.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Long considered a quick stopover on the way to the glamorous Amalfi Coast, Capri, or Ischia, Naples (Napoli in Italian) is garnering more attention these days.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
San Francisco's iconic Fisherman's Wharf, which draws tourists from around the globe, has been garnering some mixed reactions from visitors.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The disinterest by investors in garnering liquidity at a steep discount comes amid a quarter that saw elevated redemptions across most private-credit, non-traded BDCs.
—Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
The billionaire’s absence from the high-profile race has left open questions about a late-cycle entrant garnering his support.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
The trailer broke records garnering 223 million views in one single week.
—Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Where are knowledgeable consumers also garnering inspiration?
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite initially garnering bipartisan support as someone perceived to be a pro-union Republican, Chavez-DeRemer's tenure atop the Labor Department was quickly derailed by allegations of misconduct by herself, her husband, her father and senior aides.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Long considered a quick stopover on the way to the glamorous Amalfi Coast, Capri, or Ischia, Naples (Napoli in Italian) is garnering more attention these days.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
San Francisco's iconic Fisherman's Wharf, which draws tourists from around the globe, has been garnering some mixed reactions from visitors.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnering
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Platforms should be prohibited from collecting or selling sensitive data from users under 18, and default settings should be the highest level of privacy.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The system is installed over existing gutters and has a slight pitch that helps debris slide off, rather than collecting on the surface.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The Hawks carried that hot play into the playoffs, earning back-to-back one-point victories in Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 series lead.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Prior to founding Serenade, Penn spent the past decade as co-founder and CEO of The Department of Motion Pictures and has produced or executive produced more than 20 films, earning credits at Sundance, Telluride, and Cannes.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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The expectations on Seton Hall were so low last season that a fourth-place finish in the league meant a unanimous coach of the year vote for Holloway, who didn’t have much to work with when assembling his roster.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Apple is now assembling artificial intelligence servers and some of its Mac Mini computers in Houston.—
Stephen Nellis,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Even as anthropologists were decisively abandoning totemism, however, the idea was gaining cultural credibility elsewhere.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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And Chinese carmakers are fast gaining market share there.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Her campaign involved gathering more than a million signatures; many were collected by Obama Foundation alumni.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Under Piggy and Ralph, the boys start off by building shelters, creating a signal fire, and gathering food and water.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Schindler also put down the winning kill in both games for the Knights (16-5, 1-1).—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Leung has been a fixture of Chinese-language cinema for more than four decades, amassing upward of 100 screen credits and working with some of the most distinguished directors in world cinema, among them Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, John Woo, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tran Anh Hung and Ildikó Enyedi.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fred Tibbetts coached high school girls’ basketball for almost three decades, amassing more than 500 wins, including a 111-game winning streak and seven undefeated championship seasons.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz still impassable and one-fifth of the world’s petroleum still locked up in the Persian Gulf, oil and gas giants have been reaping rewards from the supply crunch, sparking rebukes and criticisms from environmental and advocacy groups in the process.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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In others words, working people are not reaping the financial benefits that their own labor is producing.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Garnering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnering. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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