garners

present tense third-person singular of garner

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Recent Examples of garners As the son of NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James, Bronny James’s relationship with girlfriend Parker Whitfield (whose father is The Cosby Show actor Dondré Whitfield) garners a lot of eyes. Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026 The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact. James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Unless one candidate garners more than 50% of the votes to outright win the seat, the top two vote-getters will move on to the November general election ballot. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 June 2026 Their Instagram account garners 12,500 followers — more than double and sometimes triple that of most MLP teams. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 What few efforts do exist to address alcohol’s harms have been overshadowed by the opioid crisis, a parallel drug epidemic that attracts more funding, spurs more policy change, and garners more media attention despite being vastly less deadly. Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026 If neither Bass nor Raman garners more that 50% of the vote, as occurred in the now incumbent’s battle with developer Rick Caruso in 2022, then the election goes to a runoff on November 3, the same day as the potentially seismic midterms. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 May 2026 Interacting with an audience is now an essential journalistic value as the engagement garners an audience’s attention. Kirstin Pellizzaro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garners
Verb
  • The remaining argument, worth $36 billion by one count and a couple of state budgets by another, is about who licenses it, who is excluded from it, and who collects the tax.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The 2024 edition of an annual long-term study that collects national data on substance use among Americans ages 19-65 shows that 35-50 year-olds are using hallucinogens more than ever before.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Staten Island teen earns around $700 from the program, which entails working six hours a day, twice per week—including one day at the College of Staten Island.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • By comparison, the typical American worker earns between $23 and $56 an hour.
    Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the first 100 days are likely to be judged by whether the new president establishes credibility, assembles an effective governing team and demonstrates that campaign promises can evolve into a coherent governing strategy.
    Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • With these words, Nellie sews a field's worth of dramatic tension that the series reaps for seasons to come.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • The increasingly popular annual staple for cat lovers, created and curated by Will Braden, gathers the best cat videos from across digital media.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Argentina’s shale output is up 28% year-on-year as the country’s pivot to become an energy supplier — rather than buyer — gathers pace.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Whoever wins could be emboldened to lean in even more to anti-Trump resistance — especially key as the midterms are coming during this TV season.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But the Cup wins coming so early in his career are no doubt a huge confidence boost.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Brooks emphasizes that while Black art gains market attention, ownership among Black Americans remains limited due to a lack of knowledge.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Turkey, already a NATO member, gains a larger market for its growing defense industry and additional strategic weight as tensions with Israel rise.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Garners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garners. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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