obtaining

verb

present participle of obtain
as in earning
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 obtaining One of the bottlenecks large tech companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft face in the race to build data centers is in obtaining memory chips. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 July 2026 After obtaining initial access, the agent escalated to node-level access, harvesting cloud and cluster credentials before moving into several internal clusters. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Condominium homeowners will have difficulty obtaining or refinancing mortgages if the association does not qualify for FHA and FNMA loans. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 Interested applicants can begin the D7 application process by obtaining a temporary four-month visa at a local Portuguese embassy or consulate. — Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026 Many families face significant barriers to obtaining testing, including long waitlists, limited access to genetics specialists, insurance denials and uncertainty about which tests to order and when. — Eliza Goldwasser, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 After learning that his client couldn’t locate her husband, Rodriguez admitted to obtaining a warrant in July 2022 under false pretenses in order to find him. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 Alvarado and his team digitized 80,000 feet of celluloid after obtaining some funding. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 That’s the loophole here for the original 1984 Freddy Krueger screenplay heading to Paramount, with the Craven estate obtaining the rights again in 2019 with the help of attorney Marc Toberoff. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtaining
  1. earning
  2. gaining
  3. winning
  4. reaping
  5. making
  6. garnering
  7. getting
  8. attaining
Verb
  • Renfro was the starting center on both teams, earning all-conference honors in ’21.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Even when combined with state-level wage increases or multiple jobs, many workers earning near the federal minimum wage remain close to or below the poverty line.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of earning
Verb
  • That being said, real-estate experts say buyers may finally be gaining a bit more breathing room as the market holds steady.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Voters have overwhelmingly reauthorized the program, most recently gaining nearly 80% of the vote in 2016.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of gaining
Verb
  • After winning it all at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Germans have regularly disappointed on the big stage.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Ferran Torres, the winning goalscorer, came through at Valencia but has played for Barca since 2021.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of winning
Verb
  • In 2026, Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix is reaping benefits from belief in Alcántara.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Like Fox Sports, which is reaping NFL-level audiences for its World Cup coverage, the matches command a demographically diverse and multi-generational audience.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of reaping
Verb
  • The other big news ahead of the game Wednesday was the Fire’s starting lineup, which included Lewandowski, making his Chicago debut after playing for Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • If there is a chance to acquire MLB-ready players in the minors, the Royals will take a long look at making a deal.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of making
Verb
  • Reid essentially rose to cult status in the Twin Cities as an undrafted free agent, playing a prominent role in helping the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Finals and garnering the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year honors.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Samantha Morton’s performance as Circe in The Odyssey is already garnering critical acclaim.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of garnering
Verb
  • Tuchel admitted in his Friday night press conference that the pain is still getting worse.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • In the midst of all the late drama was Jon Rahm getting an official conduct warning for throwing his club after a bad tee shot.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of getting
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

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