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as in winning
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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as in deserving
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)
you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work
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Recent Examples of earning
After earning its first-ever nomination for season 3 at last year's Globes, season 4 of Slow Horses brought in three more nominations for the thriller series, as stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden were nominated for their roles as Jackson Lamb and River Cartwright, respectively.
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Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Baby Reindeer and Hacks tied for the second-higest tally of TV wins, with each project earning two awards each.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Drivers earning less than $50,000 annually or enrolled in certain government assistance programs can apply for a 50% discount on the $9 congestion toll, which activates after the first 10 trips in a calendar month.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Smith entered the game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday with a shot at earning up to $6 million thanks to three contract escalators, according to ESPN.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Such events significantly increase a stadium’s earning potential and achieve the goal of creating a venue with year-round impact.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
What were your first steps toward earning one of the coolest titles in the world – Malt Master of Glenfiddich?
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 26-year-old singer went from cult favorite to overnight sensation, culminating in her 2023 debut The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess earning an Album of the Year nomination at the Grammys.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Caitlin Clark had a year for the ages, becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball history before jumping to the WNBA and earning rookie of the year honors—helping the league reach record highs for attendance and viewership along the way.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Baby Reindeer and Hacks tied for the second-higest tally of TV wins, with each project earning two awards each.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Drivers earning less than $50,000 annually or enrolled in certain government assistance programs can apply for a 50% discount on the $9 congestion toll, which activates after the first 10 trips in a calendar month.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Smith entered the game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday with a shot at earning up to $6 million thanks to three contract escalators, according to ESPN.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Such events significantly increase a stadium’s earning potential and achieve the goal of creating a venue with year-round impact.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
What were your first steps toward earning one of the coolest titles in the world – Malt Master of Glenfiddich?
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The 26-year-old singer went from cult favorite to overnight sensation, culminating in her 2023 debut The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess earning an Album of the Year nomination at the Grammys.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Caitlin Clark had a year for the ages, becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball history before jumping to the WNBA and earning rookie of the year honors—helping the league reach record highs for attendance and viewership along the way.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earning
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The two women fought in 2019, with Ribas winning by unanimous decision.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Carter served as president from 1977-81, winning office as an outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and Watergate.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Student of the Week celebrates deserving high school students.—
Madison Lammert,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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Her elitist greed stole an Olympic opportunity from some genuinely deserving young Aussie.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Yet that didn’t stop me from gaining my first exposure to bitcoin at the end of 2020.—
Taesik Yoon,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Beauty tech and other categories geared toward women have also been gaining steam in recent years.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
4 Jan. 2025
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The actress — who’s garnering Oscar buzz for her role in Netflix's Emilia Pérez — also talked about how her very first kiss ended up being on TV.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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In each category, the images of the people with tattoos scored worse, with the images of women wearing tattoos garnering the lowest ratings.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Unlike traditional monolithic systems, reaping the benefits of microservices requires a more structured approach to logging and error handling.—
Koushik Sundar,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Industries such as finance, retail and healthcare are already reaping the benefits, using AI to address pain points like fraud detection, inventory management and patient care coordination.—
Ehsan Ahmadi,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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The church is also making strides toward overcoming the language barriers inherent in a multilingual service.—
Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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But making homemade eggnog that’s safe is easier said than done.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Leaders often focus on obtaining buy-in from senior leaders and forget about those doing and managing the work.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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By obtaining a minister license, the Oscar winner can now be ordained in the future.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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The headline-grabbing protests could also inspire some workers to organize unions at new facilities, posing a future threat to the company's distribution network -- but the protesters appear far from attaining the scale necessary for such impact, the experts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Maybe that’s why this adaptation of the first-person-shooter franchise feels so by-the-numbers, as a renegade robot sparks a revolution by attaining a series of unlikely victories in a futuristic gladiatorial arena.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Earning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earning. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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