garnered

American

[gahr-nerd] / ˈgɑr nərd /

adjective

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."
acquired or earned.

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

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of garner.

Other Word Forms

ungarnered adjective

Etymology

Origin of garnered

garner ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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When it premiered at last year’s South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, “Fantasy Life” garnered a special jury prize for Peet’s performance and an audience award.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"Undivided Nepali, this time history is being made," he rapped in a track that garnered more than two million views within hours of its release.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In a town of roughly 260,000, her “news on the move” operation garnered about 100,000 followers.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

The streaming platform reported that “KPop Demon Hunters” has garnered a remarkable 500 million views since its June 2025 debut, with a sequel now in the works.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

In forty years of battling against the CIA, the Soviets had never garnered so much intelligence from a single secret agent.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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