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as in won
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earned
Economic response The trillions of dollars in revenue earned annually from the region’s oil and gas exports are strategically invested in global assets, which partially leverages the region’s soft power to secure influence in the world’s key decision-making centers.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Great Britain’s winning performance from Friday’s four races, held in bright sunshine and warm gusty breeze, earned driver Dylan Fletcher and his team their second victory of the season.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, now bona fide superstar Riz Ahmed (who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance) learned to play drums and studied ASL for months in preparation for the role.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Johansson’s directorial debut, the film earned warm reviews at Cannes and marks the first partnership between Sony Pictures Classics and TriStar Pictures.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
At the time of its release, the song and its accompanying music video earned a bit of backlash, enough that the video was pulled out of the Country Music Television (CMT) network's rotation.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Also starring Selena Gomez, the genre-bending film earned two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Velasco's wife, a teacher who earned her doctorate alongside him, pushed him to change his approach.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And, there's Il Fagiano, which earned its first Michelin star in 2024 under chef Maurizio Bufi.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Great Britain’s winning performance from Friday’s four races, held in bright sunshine and warm gusty breeze, earned driver Dylan Fletcher and his team their second victory of the season.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, now bona fide superstar Riz Ahmed (who earned an Oscar nomination for his performance) learned to play drums and studied ASL for months in preparation for the role.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Johansson’s directorial debut, the film earned warm reviews at Cannes and marks the first partnership between Sony Pictures Classics and TriStar Pictures.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Sep. 2025
At the time of its release, the song and its accompanying music video earned a bit of backlash, enough that the video was pulled out of the Country Music Television (CMT) network's rotation.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Also starring Selena Gomez, the genre-bending film earned two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Velasco's wife, a teacher who earned her doctorate alongside him, pushed him to change his approach.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
And, there's Il Fagiano, which earned its first Michelin star in 2024 under chef Maurizio Bufi.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earned
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The Rebels have won 3 of 4 in the series, including 63-31 last season in Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both Queen Bey and Kendrick Lamar, who won for his 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, are halfway to EGOT status.—
Jair Hilburn,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Overall, Dychko deserved the victory.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Glen Turf, a high-ranking official at the prestigious Miami Country Day School, used his Instagram account to comment that Kirk possibly deserved what happened to him.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Baidu, whose Hong Kong shares have gained nearly 59% this year, reported a drop in second-quarter revenue last month as its core advertising business struggled and returns from AI investments remained limited.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Russia's offensive this summer had advanced at one of the fastest rates since late 2024 but, overall since November 2022, Moscow has gained less than 1 percent of additional Ukrainian territory.—
Brendan Cole
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The incident quickly garnered support from other users who saw the boss's request as a power play rather than a legitimate concern about professionalism.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Murphy finished third last Tuesday with 16% of the vote, behind City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune and incumbent Julia Mejia, who garnered 17% of the vote and has also recently clashed with Wu.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show has reaped major rating success in recent weeks and sparked sharp rebukes from the White House and other conservatives.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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When fortune turned for the Los Angeles Dodgers, even Michael Conforto reaped the benefits.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fest organizers raised early flags that clearances for footage of terrorist attacks taken by Hamas cameras and included in the documentary had not been obtained.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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For the Hyundai raid, authorities had obtained a search warrant that named four specific individuals.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The show got underway outdoors at Borough Hall with a handful of guests and many more onlookers (the runway was raised, which was a nice touch).—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The actress got her start on PBS' Barney & Friends in 2002.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Earned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earned. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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