garnered

[ gahr-nerd ]

adjective

1. gathered, deposited, or stored in or as if in a granary or other storage place:

   L. E. Landon once observed, "We love music for the buried hopes, the garnered memories, and the tender feelings it can summon."

2. acquired or earned:

   With a recently garnered award, this popular fragrance has become the year’s best-selling cologne.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of garner ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·gar·nered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garnered¹

garner ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates police misconduct, has substantiated 40 instances since Garner’s death of officers using prohibited chokeholds.

From ProPublica

The company has yet to invest in producing original shows for the FAST channels, in part, because its legacy shows may be new to people tuning into the FAST channels but also because “the economics need to make sense,” Garner said.

From Digiday

For the last three decades, he has garnered justifiable praise as one of best pianists in jazz.

From The Daily Beast

Aoki says she is surprised by how little attention the education emergency in West Africa has garnered.

From The Daily Beast

She made the talk show circuit and wrote a book that garnered her a reported $4,000,000 advance.

From The Daily Beast

In Georgia, Senator-elect David Perdue likewise garnered more than 40 percent of the Latino vote.

From The Daily Beast

Lebanon has often garnered an outsized level of international attention compared to its small size.

From The Daily Beast

To obtain this precious harvest, garnered by self-love, a woman must be looked at.

From Project Gutenberg

They patiently broke the watches to pieces, and of the junk they garnered made a ragged foot and a half of "wire."

From Project Gutenberg

Fruit that grows ripe the quickest is not the sweetest; nor when housed and garnered will it keep the longest.

From Project Gutenberg

Still, when the hour of departure came they had garnered enough to sweeten all the after-straits and stress of time.

From Project Gutenberg

Theirs was scant praise in their day but already the harvest of their labors is being garnered.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited