GROSSING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

grossing

verb

present participle of gross

as in earning

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Recent Examples of grossing Dog Day Afternoon was at 70% of capacity at the August Wilson, grossing $554,616, and The Fear of 13 was at 62% for a $449,711 gross. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 June 2026 Topline Movie theaters just had their lowest-grossing summer in three years, as this year’s total barely fell below last summer’s gross as moviegoing cooled in August, despite early analyst expectations that this summer could have been a return to box office glory. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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Verb

As a market maker, Keyrock buys and sells cryptocurrencies in large quanties, earning money from the spread as well as providing liquidity.

— Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Morton, a British native who’s been acting since age 12, has pulled off a dynamic and varied career over three-plus decades, earning Oscar noms for her supporting role in Sweet and Lowdown and lead turn in In America.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

Definition of earning

Verb

Bellingham enjoyed his best international tournament, scoring seven goals as the figurehead of England’s run to the semi-finals and netting an incredible individual goal against France in the third-place play-off.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Mbappé won the Golden Boot race after netting 10 goals, taking his career World Cup tally to a record 22.

— Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026

Definition of netting

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If nothing else, garnering a point from a tie was a far better outcome for the Current than last week’s 3-0 loss at Orlando.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Panelists warned about a future where Christian nationalists subvert democratic systems in order to achieve a larger goal of garnering special power and privilege for Christians.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of garnering

Verb

Alvarado and his team digitized 80,000 feet of celluloid after obtaining some funding.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
The company could not sell an active-duty service member’s car without first obtaining a court order, the attorney allegedly reminded the manager and owner of the company.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of obtaining

Verb

The actress entered treatment for the first time when Kaya was 4 months old after realizing her drinking had spiraled out of control.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
But leaders are increasingly realizing that chronic employee exhaustion can have a broader impact on customer satisfaction and, by extension, on company performance.

— Jennifer Lee, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of realizing

Verb

At his teacher’s direction, Pannakara traveled to Myanmar between 2018 and 2020 to study and practice Vipassana meditation, an ancient technique taught by the Buddha himself as core for attaining enlightenment.

— Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 17 July 2026
But the capture of both these towns is likely to involve a similarly gruesome and lengthy fight, putting an even optimistic assessment of attaining this key Moscow war goal at least a year away.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of attaining

Verb

Syrsky is known as a more traditional commander, and his reforms have focused on forming new infantry assault groups and procuring traditional weapons.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of procuring

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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms beat six opponents in the May Democratic primary for governor, winning 56% of the vote and avoiding a runoff.

— Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
This is still the best superhero movie ever made, with Heath Ledger delivering a legendary (and posthumous Oscar-winning) performance as the Joker that looms over every frame, despite the character only appearing in 33 of the film’s 152 minutes.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026