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as in collecting
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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as in earning
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garnering
The National Parks Service has restored the original Harriet Tubman material featured on a webpage about the Underground Railroad after garnering outrage over its removal.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts legislature was not completely inattentive during this time, creating new district courts in Maine and allowing the counties in Maine to vote on the issue several times, with each successive occasion garnering a greater portion of the vote.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
After garnering a following in NYC’s thriving new wave/punk scene of the era — centered around the legendary CBGB club — Blondie ended up scoring a deal with British label Chrysalis Records in 1977.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Her post clearly struck a chord, garnering over 18,100 likes and more than 268,000 views.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The message struck a chord with many, garnering 35,300 likes and 296,300 views.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Last year's women's championship game made history by garnering more viewers than the men's title game for the first time ever.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
His minutes were in the low-to-mid 20s while garnering a usage rate in the teens.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Anyone who’s been paying even a little attention to how white female fragility has been weaponized throughout history knows that fake tears are crucial to garnering sympathy and, subsequently, belief.
—Candice Frederick, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts legislature was not completely inattentive during this time, creating new district courts in Maine and allowing the counties in Maine to vote on the issue several times, with each successive occasion garnering a greater portion of the vote.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
After garnering a following in NYC’s thriving new wave/punk scene of the era — centered around the legendary CBGB club — Blondie ended up scoring a deal with British label Chrysalis Records in 1977.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Her post clearly struck a chord, garnering over 18,100 likes and more than 268,000 views.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The message struck a chord with many, garnering 35,300 likes and 296,300 views.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Last year's women's championship game made history by garnering more viewers than the men's title game for the first time ever.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
His minutes were in the low-to-mid 20s while garnering a usage rate in the teens.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Anyone who’s been paying even a little attention to how white female fragility has been weaponized throughout history knows that fake tears are crucial to garnering sympathy and, subsequently, belief.
—Candice Frederick, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnering
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Markley was an exceptional high school basketball player, earning All-District and All-Area honors.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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The governor’s plan would make pre-K free for families earning up to $100,000 a year, and $20 a day for those earning up to $150,000.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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Leaders are recognizing this opportunity, and assembling relocation programs that make the moves a little easier, and integrate new residents into the community.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In fact, pretty much everything, from stocking up on cute baby clothes to assembling nursery furniture, feels both ways at the same time.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2025
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The suspect raised roughly $60,000 in Australian dollars, or about $37,500 USD, after pocketing donations and gaining social media followers, the BBC previously reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nehring, who served as chair of the California Republican Party from 2007 to 2011 and was a spokesperson for Texas Senator Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign, said the idea of California seceding was again gaining traction.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Now that Easter is approaching and the family will be gathering together, the woman is concerned about once again putting her elder daughter in an uncomfortable position of being excluded.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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An intense scrupulousness is still required of those tasked with gathering insight into players.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Tigers finally snapped their 21-game SEC losing streak on Tuesday, winning 83-67 over LSU in Columbia.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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The two women fought in 2019, with Ribas winning by unanimous decision.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Unlike traditional monolithic systems, reaping the benefits of microservices requires a more structured approach to logging and error handling.—
Koushik Sundar,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Industries such as finance, retail and healthcare are already reaping the benefits, using AI to address pain points like fraud detection, inventory management and patient care coordination.—
Ehsan Ahmadi,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Once your fluid volume is restored, fluid treatment is stopped to avoid accumulating excessive fluid.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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Many suggest using strategies such as balance transfers, debt snowball or avalanche repayment methods, and setting up automatic payments to avoid accumulating more interest.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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There are genuine questions of fairness about altering the schedule in favour of Champions League teams — particularly in England where there are four sides competing for three top positions — but actively making things harder is something that should be moved away from.—
Jessy Parker Humphreys,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Homan said Monday that sanctuary policies in Boston and Massachusetts were making communities less safe, because of the disconnect between local and federal agencies.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Garnering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnering. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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