GARNER Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

garner

verb

ˈgär-nər

Definition of garner

as in to collect

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 to earn

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

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Recent Examples of garner Though the police procedural The Rookie has garnered a passionate fan base over the course of its eight-season run on ABC, nothing is forever. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 The Reds have plenty of pieces to trade, even if none of the deals will garner a lot of attention outside the Queen City. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Most recently, a lower-quality version was posted on X Sunday morning, but was pulled down roughly two hours later, only after garnering nearly 50,000 views. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026 Imagine the director’s chagrin, then, when a high-quality version of the film was leaked on X this weekend, reportedly garnering millions of views. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for garner

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Our eyes collect far more information than our brains can process, so the brain constantly filters what deserves attention.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of collect

Verb

Jonathan Sirois made nine saves to earn his first clean sheet of the season as FC Dallas played LA Galaxy to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Despite earning a world title shot, Femi chose to challenge Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell to settle their score.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of earn

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The attack happened in Kabal, a town in Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where demonstrators had gathered near a police station, chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace, district police chief Omar Khan said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The ferry was reported to be nearly engulfed by flames, with passengers gathered on the bridge and bow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of gather

Verb

That’s a harder one to argue while trying to figure out how the appeals board could overturn the verdict of the independent regulatory commission, namely that Abramovich’s Chelsea had sought, and gained, a sporting advantage.

— Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
On the other end are enterprises that generate value from AI through productivity and lower costs gained via automating customer service, streamlining business processes, and catching fraud.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of gain

Verb

Engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory assembled the core detector modules and tested the preliminary hardware.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
The document described the gun as a Polymer80 firearm, which is sold in parts and assembled by the user.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of assemble

Verb

The already rich reap the most, though the thin spreading of payments means the payouts are relatively miserly for the game’s elite.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Long-term value will be reaped by whomever controls the environments where AI operates rather than the models themselves.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of reap

Verb

Once upon a time, influencers could post beautiful photos of their lives — their outfits, their coffee, their vacations, their children — and, with enough consistency, amass an audience of followers who looked to them for inspiration or escape.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
The video has since amassed more than 5 million views, while several of the couple’s other posts have also reached thousands.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of amass

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Even if Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki relies on KU’s run game, at a certain point Cole Ballard or Isaiah Marshall (depending on who is starting) will have to throw the ball and win Kansas games.

— Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Part of ‘The Invincibles’ Baresi was part of the Italy squad that won the 1982 World Cup and captained the team to the 1994 final, which ended in a narrow penalty shootout loss to Brazil, with Baresi among the players who failed to score.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

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