grossed

verb

past tense of gross
as in netted

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Recent Examples of grossed The film that reignited the parody genre after a stagnant decade-plus, Scary Movie grossed $278 million worldwide and launched a new era of gross-chasing for Dimension Films. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossed
  1. netted
  2. earned
  3. garnered
  4. realized
  5. won
  6. obtained
  7. acquired
  8. drew
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  • One of the prospect pitchers netted in the return, River Ryan, might make it to the big leagues down the stretch.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The team nearly netted Houston reliever Bryan Abreu on Friday only for Astros owner Jim Crane to reportedly step in and veto the trade.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of netted
Verb
  • The blockbuster earned the fictional K-pop girl group Huntr/x, as well as Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, their first champions on the ranking.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, Abdul-Mateen earned an Emmy nomination for his lead performance as Wonder Man.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of earned
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  • The 15-minute video, which garnered more than half a million views, resonated with others who had also lost money, anonymously detailing their own debts in thousands of comments.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton rose to fame as a popular, and notorious, gossip blogger in the 2000s, which garnered both millions of readers as well as pushback from some celebrities who felt his coverage was mean-spirited.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of garnered
Verb
  • Tom saw a shark rising below his father, before John realized what had happened.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • In time, the duo realized the same was true across the whole of the MEP engineering domain, which is full of time-consuming processes that are currently carried out manually, often using multiple different software products.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of realized
Verb
  • No away team had won in the previous 14 meetings between the clubs across all competitions.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Washington decidedthat the argument had already been won and stopped making it.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of won
Verb
  • The lawsuit obtained by the Dayton Daily News claims that Beaver’s Mini Mart’s logo infringes on the one used by Buc-ee’s.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Public Health Watch, Kentucky Public Radio and NPR obtained a draft of the NIOSH research letter before publication.
    — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of obtained
Verb
  • Tarik Skubal takes the mound Tuesday night for his first start with the NL West leaders since the ace left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Five-time Pro Bowler Minkah Fitzpatrick, whom the Jets acquired in an offseason trade with the Dolphins, intercepted Smith’s first pass during 11-on-11 drills during Monday’s practice.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquired
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  • Crowley's mention of the Evers endorsement drew a round of applause at both of his campaign stops in New Glarus and Madison this week, but similar votes of confidence haven't always been decisive in other primaries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The 10-day event, part of an ongoing Everglades conservation effort, drew 907 participants from 30 states as well as Canada and Vietnam.
    — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of drew

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