garners

verb

present tense third-person singular of garner
1
as in collects
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in earns
to receive as return for effort a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of garners Defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s unit has stepped up when needed, and all while the offense garners most of the headlines. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 All the while, #witchtok garners millions of posts, and there’s no shortage of flash sales for love spells – or curses. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Cook followed in Jobs' footsteps, taking the stage for every major Apple product launch, which garners headlines and millions of viewers around the world. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 The parade that takes place in Pasadena, California, ahead of the Rose Bowl game, which usually garners over 700,000 spectators. — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 1 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles diner Max and Helen’s reportedly garners an 8-hour line, and Reddit threads are dedicated to lining up at Austin’s legendary Franklin Barbecue. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 As the son of NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James, Bronny James’s relationship with girlfriend Parker Whitfield (whose father is The Cosby Show actor Dondré Whitfield) garners a lot of eyes. — Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 25 July 2026 The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garners
  1. collects
  2. earns
  3. assembles
  4. reaps
  5. gathers
  6. wins
  7. amasses
  8. gains
Verb
  • This collects about 8,000 original documents and other elements linked to the house’s perfume and beauty archives, totaling about 5 percent of its full collection.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After a dietary supplement goes to market, the FDA periodically inspects its manufacturing facilities and collects and tests some products.
    — Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of collects
Verb
  • Chwalinska beat six-time major winner and Polish compatriot Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and, along with 1,000 ranking points, earns $665,000 in prize money.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Decisions about these funds deserve careful analysis, consistent standards, and a transparent process that earns public confidence.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of earns
Verb
  • Simpler battery packs lower costs The company buys battery cells and assembles its own packs rather than manufacturing the cells themselves.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His team then assembles mood boards using references from films, music videos and other media before developing sketches and finalizing designs.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • When customers can see their own input shaping the brand in real time, the company reaps the benefit.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Opponents also rallied around the fact that Iceland already reaps benefits from being in the EU’s frictionless single market and the Schengen free-travel zone without the sovereignty compromises that come with full membership.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of reaps
Verb
  • An agent that gathers records or checks for required information may operate with limited intervention.
    — Heather Bassett, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of gathers
Verb
  • But his may be that peculiar fate of an artist who wins so completely that their work can no longer surprise us.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The discussion becomes less about whose idea wins and more about which solution best serves the goal.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • Speakers noted the Republican nominee's oil and gas investments as the energy sector amasses profits while the Iran war drives up fuel costs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Kang amasses writings from over the course of her career, beginning with her Nobel lecture and reaching deep into her life’s documents, with diaries, poems, and photographs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Definition of amasses
Verb
  • After winding through an aspen grove, the trail gains close to 3,000 feet of elevation to reach the springs.
    — The Aspen Times, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Starbucks' turnaround gains traction with consumers New consumer data offered encouraging evidence that the Starbucks turnaround is, indeed, taking hold.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of gains

Browse Nearby Words

garnering
garners
garnish
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Garners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garners. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of jilt

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All