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as in collected
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 earned
to receive as return for effort
a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals
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Recent Examples of garnered
Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The complex, shrouded in mystery, is at least 2,3000 acres and has garnered controversy for being located on a native burial site, Wired reported last year.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
The video elicited a wide range of responses, but this post from in-state rival TCU garnered the most attention.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
South Park, which has garnered 18 Emmy nominations and five wins for Outstanding Animated Program, is currently preparing for its 29th season.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Moving forward with Arlington Pride The outcry about the new ordinance, coupled with the festival's cancelation, garnered more attention for Arlington Pride.
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Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Each watch party since the World Cup started has garnered a lot of attention, and the most recent one was fully reserved in a day.
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Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The use of the platform has garnered pushback from community members concerned about the overreliance on technology in schools.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
The complex, shrouded in mystery, is at least 2,3000 acres and has garnered controversy for being located on a native burial site, Wired reported last year.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
The video elicited a wide range of responses, but this post from in-state rival TCU garnered the most attention.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
South Park, which has garnered 18 Emmy nominations and five wins for Outstanding Animated Program, is currently preparing for its 29th season.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Moving forward with Arlington Pride The outcry about the new ordinance, coupled with the festival's cancelation, garnered more attention for Arlington Pride.
—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Each watch party since the World Cup started has garnered a lot of attention, and the most recent one was fully reserved in a day.
—
Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
The use of the platform has garnered pushback from community members concerned about the overreliance on technology in schools.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnered
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Fees for the strait would be collected in consultation with the international community and through the International Maritime Organization, the official said.
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Shell has consistently been a close second to Chevron for high prices and fat margins, followed by the other large oil company brands, according to data collected and analyzed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA).
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Two seasons later, Dryer earned his one and only Pro Bowl nod.
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Will Richard does all of the little things With the regular Warriors squad, Will Richard earned his minutes by doing all of the unglamorous things on the court.
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Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
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Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
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Carroll made his case to the judge, gained his favor, and began his journey looking for his parents.
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In the late 1970s, Brass entered a new phase and gained fresh notoriety with cult historical-erotic films Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979) as well as The Key (1983), a free adaptation of a novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
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Dirt dike riders surround Baltimore police Police said large groups of dirt bike riders traveled through city parks in North and South Baltimore and gathered near Druid Hill Park.
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On June 13, hundreds of true believers gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California dressed in colorful, reflective, space-age outfits to watch a film and celebrate the existence of aliens.
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Caleb Durbin hit a solo homer in the opener of a nine-game trip for the Red Sox, who have won six of eight.
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Argentina ultimately won 3-2 in extra time, grinding out a victory in a thrilling match.
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Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse.
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The Italian jockey, who famously went through the card with seven winners in seven races at Ascot in September 1996, has amassed more than 3,350 victories in his career, mostly in England.
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So many of those parcels had been seized, stolen, or abandoned, or else were ticking away into the high season, cash millions worth of cannabis sown and soon to be reaped.
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Year after year, his former (although now very distant) billionaires club has reaped a growing number of members — from tech titans to celebrities.
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