garnered
Americanadjective
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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."
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acquired or earned.
With a recently garnered award, this popular fragrance has become the year’s best-selling cologne.
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Lumen’s stock garnered meme-like status as the artificial-intelligence boom got underway and investors anticipated opportunities for the company around connectivity and fiber optics as a growth sector.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The present was inspired by Awad’s goth-tinged comic novel “Bunny,” which has garnered a cult following on social platforms like BookTok over the last several years with readers who call themselves “bunnies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
His call garnered support from rivals Sam Altman at ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Elon Musk, owner of xAI.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
That clip has garnered more than 9.5 million views.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
To Sasha’s astonishment, the petition garnered more than 27,000 signatures.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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