as in advancing
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1
as in gathering
to gradually increase in
our hopes were raised as the movement gained strength
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2
as in earning
to receive as return for effort
gained her affections with his boyishly shy manner
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as in recovering
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 increasing
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 achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
vowed to gain control of the company by any means necessary
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as in persuading
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 gaining
Annabel Gat, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Other likely contenders in 2028 are gaining notoriety by holding the administration accountable in the present.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Success means more Texas farmers and ranchers staying on the land, earning a larger share of the food dollar, and gaining reliable access to markets.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Each year, six shorts are selected for international distribution support, with filmmakers gaining access to festival strategy and market connections.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet Garner still had to scrape to get by while her career was gaining steam in the 1990s.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The track rules radio after gaining more than threefold week over week.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
All employees enter the workforce through Brandix’s training-first approach, gaining not only technical skills but also access to stable employment, career progression and supportive workplace practices.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
The five-star analyst also sees the possibility of hard disk drives (HDDs) gaining market share and accounting for more than 80% of storage in the cloud.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
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So, Horse years in general are all about independence, with women gaining it in great strides.
—Annabel Gat, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Other likely contenders in 2028 are gaining notoriety by holding the administration accountable in the present.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Success means more Texas farmers and ranchers staying on the land, earning a larger share of the food dollar, and gaining reliable access to markets.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Each year, six shorts are selected for international distribution support, with filmmakers gaining access to festival strategy and market connections.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Yet Garner still had to scrape to get by while her career was gaining steam in the 1990s.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
The track rules radio after gaining more than threefold week over week.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2026
All employees enter the workforce through Brandix’s training-first approach, gaining not only technical skills but also access to stable employment, career progression and supportive workplace practices.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
The five-star analyst also sees the possibility of hard disk drives (HDDs) gaining market share and accounting for more than 80% of storage in the cloud.
—Tipranks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaining
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Where there would once be huge lively crowds gathering in support of Hong Kong’s democracy figures, the mood was subdued and yet at the same time on edge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the give-and-take between Goldsworthy and the farmers of Penpont has deepened, the latter have become accustomed to the sight of the artist gathering wood or stones or fallen trees.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Liu surprised fans when retiring a month after earning a bronze medal at the ‘22 World Championships.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indiana Senate passes under-the-radar provision scrapping 'low-earning' college degrees.—
Evan Frank,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Countless challenges can stand between people recovering from addiction and employment, like rocky work histories, criminal records, a lack of reliable transportation or judgment from employers.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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According to a GoFundMe created to raise expenses, Vasquez was recovering from emergency hip surgery and Honda had moved in to become her caretaker.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now, decoupling supply chains are driving manufacturing growth in the West once more, electric vehicles and home heat pumps need to be plugged in, and the makers of AI’s large language models have ever-increasing power needs.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The move marks a broader trend from the brand, which has been increasing its visibility to new markets through the world of sports, and, at the moment, none is hotter than that of F1.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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High-resistivity wafers enter the high-level injection regime more readily than low-resistivity ones, a physical characteristic that underlies their superior intrinsic potential for achieving high fill factors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ramos-Rivera is achieving those dreams as the first student of his age to work a professional dance job, according to Smutek.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The lengths to which users have gone to try to keep GPT-4o alive, whether by persuading the company to keep it online or by preserving it themselves, speak to the importance the chatbot has taken in the lives of some of its users, potentially because of the nature of human psychology.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In other words, if Warsh were to succeed in persuading his colleagues on the Board and FOMC in slimming down the Fed — something not at all sure given the limited power of the Chair — there would be difficult tradeoffs.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Be cautious of ice accumulating on power lines or tree branches, which can lead to snapping and falling hazards.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Deep clean your shower once a week to keep residue and mold from accumulating, making sure to clean your shower drain and shampoo and conditioner bottles.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Working in Northwest Arkansas since 1990, Tom has been an award-winning reporter, a columnist and city editor and an editorial page editor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Florida’s season took off from there and reached new heights, ending with a 12-game winning streak and the school’s third national championship.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Gaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaining. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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