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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The planning application has received hundreds of responses from Bromley residents; 390 people wrote in to support the project, while the proposal also garnered 406 objections.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lee co-founded the "Clinical Peptides Society" and started a petition called "Save Peptides" which has garnered nearly 10,000 signatures and urges federal legislators to loosen restrictions on peptides.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Talbert and other parents launched a petition, calling for at least 60 minutes of recess, that has garnered over 1,300 signatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The California law against recording “confidential communication” previously garnered attention during the 2022 L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The most humiliating aspect of his successive defeats was that he had not garnered a single vote.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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