obtained

verb

past tense of obtain
as in earned
to receive as return for effort after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist

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Recent Examples of obtained Court records also show a woman obtained a domestic violence restraining order against Iriarte-Valdez early last year and that he was later accused of violating it. — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, claims Jones took footage Combs was shooting for his own documentary. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 In one case, a man is accused of intercepting flight communications near an airbase where US fighter jets are based, while in the other, information about military drills between US and South Korean forces was allegedly obtained. — Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 The district sent an email to principals Tuesday night, obtained by the Tribune, asking school leaders to rank their most critical staffing needs in an effort to restore some positions. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Sharp runs the largest such facility in San Diego County and obtained a temporary reprieve on the state’s requirement to begin meeting the 6-to-1 ratio on June 1. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Anthony was charged this week after police obtained a warrant for his arrest. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 One of the victims was Braden Taylor, 17, whose grandfather, Calvin Wilken, confirmed his death in an emotional Facebook post obtained by Fox News Digital. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtained
  1. earned
  2. gained
  3. won
  4. reaped
  5. garnered
  6. made
  7. got
  8. attained
Verb
  • Substitute Prisca Chilufya took a pass from substitute Evelyn Shores and scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute as Angel City FC earned a point in the standings with a 2-2 tie with the Reign late Sunday night at Lumen Field in Seattle.
    — News Service Reports, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Olay’s Micro-Sculpting Serum earned the Gellar stamp of approval thanks to its impressive ingredient lineup.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of earned
Verb
  • Shares have jumped 48% year to date and gained 2% in the premarket.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In July, OpenAI disclosed that an autonomous AI agent escaped the boundaries of a cybersecurity evaluation and ultimately gained unauthorized access to Hugging Face's production infrastructure.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gained
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
  • As the fungus grows, the benefits of a symbiotic relationship are reaped at the tree’s expense.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and Peacock, which aired the Spanish language broadcast of the games, also reaped strong viewership and ad dollars.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaped
Verb
  • Shelton cruised from there, mixing his primary weapons in with athletic defense that garnered big reactions from the Montreal crowd and deflated Nakashima even more.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The young man has garnered immense public support rarely seen for a defendant accused of murder, amid frustration felt by many Americans over exorbitant health insurance costs.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of garnered
Verb
  • The project is being made in association with Hathiramani Commercial Ventures and co-produced with investor and entrepreneur Manish Hathiramani, who marks his producing debut with the show.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The press had also waned, likely through fatigue, by the time a host of substitutions, including Mbeumo, Amad, and Zirkzee were made on the hour mark.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • And found our own references, got into it, got the concept down, looked at some different artists.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lesnar got revenge in the second meeting, thereby making the rubber match necessary.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • As of Tuesday morning, shares in SpaceX had plunged nearly 50% in value below a peak attained on June 16 in the frenzied aftermath of its IPO, which was the largest in history.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even Telemundo’s legendary soccer narrator Cantor, has attained cross-over appeal, recently starring in a Coors Light commercial.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of attained

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