garnered

verb

past tense of garner
1
as in collected
to bring together in one body or place a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival

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2
as in earned
to receive as return for effort a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals

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Recent Examples of garnered Eisenberg’s film garnered considerable laughs — and applause — from the theater-going crowd at its starry NYFF screening that saw Eisenberg, the cast, producer Emma Stone and even Claire Danes in attendance. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Her distinctive essays, prose and poetry, in which the ancient and modern live side-by-side, have garnered her critical acclaim. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Taking Big Tech to task Yet the push in Congress has garnered much of the attention. — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The petition had garnered more than 12,000 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026 What began as a Parisian student protest pressuring the government to address teacher shortages, lengthy timetables and derelict schools has evolved into a nationwide movement that has garnered support from people of various ages. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The high-profile weekslong trial in Summit County followed a yearslong investigation that garnered national attention. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The bill passed in the Legislature and garnered Newsom’s signature. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 But even with an issue that’s garnered significant bipartisan support, Congress has still struggled to tackle it in recent years. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnered
  1. collected
  2. earned
  3. assembled
  4. gained
  5. gathered
  6. won
  7. amassed
  8. reaped
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  • In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers collected stool samples from more than 170 people before and after a second or third dose of a COVID vaccine.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For larger donations, which usually arrive on pallets, brands pay per pound, after Fabscrap has collected and weighed the donations.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Romero earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from California State University, Long Beach, in addition to her doctorate from UC Riverside.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Formed in 2012, Polaris broke through with 2017’s The Mortal Coil and 2020’s The Death of Me, both of which debuted in the Australian Top 10 and earned ARIA nominations for best hard rock/heavy metal album.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of earned
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  • Roberts collaborated with renowned flute player Katisse Buckingham, who played jazz flute and Tim Loo, who assembled a group of musicians.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The company describes it as one of the largest datasets of intracortical neural activity assembled to date.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembled
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  • Pulse oximeters gained prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, offering anyone a handheld tool to take stock of their blood oxygen level.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Gordon gained two yards on a first down run, and Willis then threw errantly on a pressured throw to Jalen Tolbert that would have gone nowhere even if it had been completed.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Deryck gathered up the platinum blonde lengths and rolled them into two equal portions on either side of Megan's head, pinning and sculpting them to resemble the pointed shape of a cat ear.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • And in 2008, the owner of a formalwear company won a roughly $850,000 judgment against Peter over unpaid loans to finance his business.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of won
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  • The groups behind the #BlockTheMerger coalition, which had amassed more than 5,700 signatories from actors, filmmakers and industry workers opposed to the deal, filed a brief with the court urging Martínez-Olguín to reject the settlement.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Heading into Sunday’s game against the Eagles, the 13th-year pro has amassed a career-best 358 receiving yards through three games.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of amassed
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  • However, his firm has reaped strong gains from its Phoenix investment, cashing out a quarter of its stake in July for more than $340 million – a return of more than five times its initial stock purchase.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Garnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnered. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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