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obtains

verb

present tense third-person singular of obtain
as in earns
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 obtains Pacioni said the warrant was of a type — a Ramey warrant — that a law enforcement agency obtains through a court without review or approval by the district attorney’s office. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 This adds another barrier if someone obtains your Apple Account password. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 And even if the creditor sues you and obtains a judgment, the federal protections covering the account can create a barrier between that creditor and the retirement funds still held in the plan. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 The three Bucky Dent pools remain closed while the city addresses the violations and obtains the approvals required to reopen. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 After three years, AVILOO had created a data collection device and a certificate the user obtains at the end of the process to guarantee the battery state of health. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The state obtains the money by selling bonds to investors and agrees to repay it, with interest, per a specified schedule. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Instead of cumbersome stakes and poles, the tent obtains its shape with just air. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 These agreements can ensure that the host community obtains certain specified benefits, such as local workforce guarantees or infrastructure development, as a result of the data center project. — Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obtains
  1. earns
  2. reaps
  3. wins
  4. garners
  5. gains
  6. gets
  7. makes
  8. acquires
Verb
  • Airport lounges and planes can be aggressively over-air-conditioned, so a good midweight layer earns its space quickly.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Take that all together, and the 2026 Asus ProArt P16 earns an Editors' Choice award for high-end content creation laptops.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of earns
Verb
  • Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Opponents rallied around fishing and the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that inevitably come with full membership.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaps
Verb
  • Furthermore, the president and close advisers argue that the paramount concern is ensuring the United States wins the AI race against China, maintaining both economic primacy and national security.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Are the Hawks in a position to string together wins this year?
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • All the while, #witchtok garners millions of posts, and there’s no shortage of flash sales for love spells – or curses.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Cook followed in Jobs' footsteps, taking the stage for every major Apple product launch, which garners headlines and millions of viewers around the world.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of garners
Verb
  • SiriusXM also gains distribution rights, with the show to be distributed on the SiriusXM Podcast Network, as well as on YouTube, and everywhere podcasts are available.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Matching the offer to the bettor A cautious bettor testing the waters gains more from DraftKings or bet365, since both pay out regardless of whether the first bet wins.
    — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of gains
Verb
  • Jessica Barden has a ball playing a mercurial, theatrical Nance who gets nauseous at the sight of her peas touching her carrots touching her mashed potatoes.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The rule gives immigration officers wider discretion when deciding who gets a green card or certain visas.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • The system makes hands-free upright mobility available to eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injuries at any level, who can manually operate the device’s controller.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • James Graham’s script, starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce (as Murdoch) and Claire Foy, is set in 1969 as the rising media tycoon acquires the daily newspaper.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Harrison Street acquires and develops assets on its own and through public-private partnerships with state universities.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of acquires

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“Obtains.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtains. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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