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Recent Examples of garnishment And as of this month, servicers are able to resume collecting on defaulted loans through wage garnishments. Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025 This typically occurs when administrative collections efforts are limited or not fruitful, and officials believe the borrower may have additional income or assets that go beyond what the government can collect through administrative wage garnishment or Treasury Offset. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Net pay is affected by certain taxes, benefits, wage garnishments and other deductions. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 Notices to lien or levy accounts, for example, are time-sensitive, and requiring long wait times can put taxpayers at risk of wage or account garnishment. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garnishment 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishment
Noun
  • Shop for everything from flags and T-shirts to home decor and ornaments.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Other photos showed the couple's two girls meeting Santa, a plate of Christmas cookies, a Santa ornament in front of a Christmas tree, and a snap of hot chocolate with a cinnamon smiley face on top.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Using beads for ornamentation or prayer is ancient.
    Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Suddenly, columns became arbitrarily tall and stretched, ornamentation grew bolder, and interiors felt more cavernous thanks to new construction techniques that allowed higher ceilings and required less interior columns.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Fortunately, Amazon’s home department has a new section that’s filled with all kinds of fun Valentine’s Day decorations.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • He was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and later awarded the Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and P.O.W. medal among many other military decorations and awards.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Set aside 2 tablespoons Brussels sprouts for garnish.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The trios were tasked with developing three desserts that would represent their country: a frozen dessert, a restaurant dessert — which can have a special garnish added at the judging table — and a show chocolate.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishment. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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