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as in gathered
to gradually increase in
our hopes were raised as the movement gained strength
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as in earned
to receive as return for effort
gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner
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as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
is steadily gaining after his bout with the flu and will be back on his feet soon
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as in increased
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
the new version of the car gained in both width and length compared to the earlier model
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as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
vowed to gain control of the company by any means necessary
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as in convinced
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
the radical party was able to gain some supporters with intense recruitment on college campuses
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Recent Examples of gained
The company says the attacker gained brief, unauthorized access to a small part of its network before being removed.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The website gained momentum after the Serve fleet essentially doubled the number of robots in Chicago last fall, Robertson said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of these topics surfaced in the last bargaining season in 2023, but have gained more currency with the rise of AI and the power of streaming platforms.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
New England gained just one first down in the third quarter, its first since the opening frame.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Claude has gained a devoted following for its strange sense of mild self-possession.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Since her adoption, Stormy has gained a dog sister, a Chihuahua named Trixie, the Humane Society of Greater Dayton shared.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
The Knights gained their two-game lead Friday with a 94-86 home win over Palomar.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The website gained momentum after the Serve fleet essentially doubled the number of robots in Chicago last fall, Robertson said.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Their support, combined with all the self-knowledge she's gained has been invaluable.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of these topics surfaced in the last bargaining season in 2023, but have gained more currency with the rise of AI and the power of streaming platforms.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
New England gained just one first down in the third quarter, its first since the opening frame.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Claude has gained a devoted following for its strange sense of mild self-possession.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Since her adoption, Stormy has gained a dog sister, a Chihuahua named Trixie, the Humane Society of Greater Dayton shared.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
The Knights gained their two-game lead Friday with a 94-86 home win over Palomar.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gained
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Soon a crowd gathered and helped carry Ghadimi into a nearby house.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Betts was home in Southern California, and once again gathered a group to watch together on TV.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Terrance Gore, a baseball player whose remarkable speed earned him spots on three championship teams, including the 2020 Dodgers, died Friday, the Kansas City Royals announced on social media.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Hegseth earned a master's degree from Harvard but symbolically returned his diploma in a 2022 Fox News segment.—
JOCELYN GECKER,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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In some cases, Weaver recalled, homebuyers under contract could no longer afford the homes when the rates recovered and gave up their deposits.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patel said investigators recovered the footage using residual data from backend systems after recording devices at Guthrie’s home were removed or rendered inaccessible.—
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the companies and their subsidiaries repeatedly increased EpiPen prices and paid pharmacy benefit managers to keep rival products off the market, which violates the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act and the Medicaid False Claims Act.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Our dental hygiene, respiratory care, vision care and police academy programs all recently achieved 100% first-time pass rates on their respective licensing exams.—
Torey Alston,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Few coaches in the postseason have achieved what Morris has.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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By March 2024, the Street to Home pilot successfully convinced 116 people living on the subway to enter permanent housing, accounting for nearly 30% of the 397 housing placements made through the city’s end-of-line subway outreach.—
Jeffrey Ginsburg,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The trust accumulated over those projects was what gave both Netflix and Honnold the confidence to mount a spectacle as daring as a rope-less skyscraper climb captured on live TV.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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When Bad Bunny began the halftime show by carrying a football around his detailed Levi’s Stadium set, jokes that the artist had accumulated more yards than the Patriots flooded social media.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Memphis reaped seven firsts for Bane and Jackson, plus two prospects.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Alkadiri says the main American companies that reaped big rewards in post-invasion Iraq were oil services companies.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Gained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gained. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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