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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earn
It’s earned over 13,000 five-star ratings, some of which came from solo female travelers, like myself.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025
Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score on a tush push to earn Super Bowl MVP honors, and Vic Fangio’s defense was so dominant that the Eagles didn’t need much from Saquon Barkley.
—Rob Maaddi, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
This accomplishment earned Daigle two Grammy Awards and solidified her status in both the Christian and mainstream music scenes.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, Mekhi Becton, Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens have provided massive holes for Barkley to run through and have earned themselves Rolexes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2025
Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score on a tush push to earn Super Bowl MVP honors, and Vic Fangio’s defense was so dominant that the Eagles didn’t need much from Saquon Barkley.
—Rob Maaddi, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
This accomplishment earned Daigle two Grammy Awards and solidified her status in both the Christian and mainstream music scenes.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, Mekhi Becton, Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens have provided massive holes for Barkley to run through and have earned themselves Rolexes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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Quarterback Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills won the award in a close vote over Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The only one making it to trial brought by Bragg — the cover-up of hush money payments to women after Trump first won the White House.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Cunningham, Fort Lauderdale Residents deserve better The city of Fort Lauderdale has more than doubled our water bill.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Chicago’s children deserve a district that is both academically ambitious and financially sound.—
Sendhil Revuluri,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Still, this recent milestone is an indication that the series continues to gain momentum, rather than lose it as is common with streaming series.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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While markers of bone growth improved in both groups, only the vest set gained better balance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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But there’s a timely chill to its slowly spiraling demonstration of how easily communities can thrill to any man brazen enough to declare himself closer to God than others, and toxic enough to reap the benefits of that trust for himself alone.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Seniors deserve to reap the full benefits of their hard work from career-long contributions to Social Security and the Railroad Retirement Plan.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ziva garnered a 2025 SciTech Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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The video quickly went viral, garnering 5.7 million views and more than 5,400 comments.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The four-quel is on track to make $80 million to $85 million over the traditional weekend and $90 million to $95 million with the extra-long President’s Day frame.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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In fiscal year 2023, the NIH funded $35 billion in research grants — about $9 billion of which would affected by the cuts The Trump administration has made drastic cuts to medical research that scientists say will endanger patients and will cost thousands of jobs, according to the Associated Press.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Through this venture, Hyatt obtained the Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts brands in Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Investigators obtained a search warrant that led to the identification of evidence linking the man to the robbery, according to the release.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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