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as in collects
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 earns
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garners
As the advertising event of the year, the Super Bowl garners massive attention from both the media and the general public.
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Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
As Sports Business Journal reported last year, the CBS rights deal accounts for more than 30 percent of the athletic budgets of West Point and the Naval Academy, and losing the exclusive window would be a major blow to the game, which garners millions of viewers each year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
As Teyana Taylor garners acclaim and awards for One Battle After Another, the actress is responding to criticism of her performance.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
In the time since, Gideon’s has grown from a bicycle-delivery operation to an East End Market stall to a Disney Springs emporium, where fans from around the world stand in line for sweets and coffee and limited-edition collectible merch that garners eBay bids into the hundreds.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
This coming budget season, state leaders will be tempted to boost spending that garners good will today but generates bad consequences tomorrow.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
For example, a win in the Big Ten conference nets each player two stickers, while a victory against the University of Michigan garners three stickers.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
As Sports Business Journal reported last year, the CBS rights deal accounts for more than 30 percent of the athletic budgets of West Point and the Naval Academy, and losing the exclusive window would be a major blow to the game, which garners millions of viewers each year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
As Teyana Taylor garners acclaim and awards for One Battle After Another, the actress is responding to criticism of her performance.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
In the time since, Gideon’s has grown from a bicycle-delivery operation to an East End Market stall to a Disney Springs emporium, where fans from around the world stand in line for sweets and coffee and limited-edition collectible merch that garners eBay bids into the hundreds.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
This coming budget season, state leaders will be tempted to boost spending that garners good will today but generates bad consequences tomorrow.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
For example, a win in the Big Ten conference nets each player two stickers, while a victory against the University of Michigan garners three stickers.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garners
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But Oviedo resident Bill Hyde questioned why SCAC’s executive director Deborah Bauer collects a salary of about $40,000 a year from the county funds.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, the agency added an electrified dozer trawl designed specifically for carp removal, which stuns fish and collects them as boats move through infested waters.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who earns between 100% and 200% of the Federal Poverty Level and hasn’t already signed up for CoveredCT is eligible for the special enrollment period and will receive enough state assistance to make up for all of their expiring federal assistance.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The index’s current value of 108—as of December—means that the average family earns 108% of the income needed to qualify for a mortgage to buy the average home.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the moment the company’s Saudi facility only assembles kits from its Arizona plant.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead of a large, solid trailer, the Tail Feather is a trailer kit that assembles and disassembles with some very simple hardware.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Every December, the global travel industry gathers to discuss that very question (and more) at the International Luxury Travel Marketplace (ILTM) in Cannes, France.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As the Chinese men shoot the breeze and play cards, a mob of armed white miners gathers over the hill and encroaches on the unsuspecting outsiders.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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In that gap, whoever supplies the simplest stable meaning wins the first round.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to the announcement, projects produced and overseen by Weaver account for more than 50 million album-equivalent units sold worldwide, more than 40 Grammy Award nominations, alongside Oscar and Golden Globe wins.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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And as analytics capabilities improve, old data gains new meaning.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even if a party besides the junta’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity & Development Party, gains a foothold in the election, the military is already guaranteed a quarter of the seats in both houses of parliament under the 2008 constitution.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Garners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garners. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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