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as in wins
to receive as return for effort
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
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Recent Examples of earns
How much each team earns through revenue sharing is also not typically disclosed.
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Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Bud’s presence adds just the right amount of menace and mystery to the mayhem — and earns him a Pink Panther-style nod in the closing credits.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The style earns its name from a knotted bow pointing upward at the back of the ankle.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, an individual filer who earns $100,000 in 2026 will owe approximately $13,170 in federal income tax — which is $279 less than that taxpayer would have owed the year before, according to NBC News calculations.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
In the statehouse, Wiener has passed dozens of bills to spur more and denser housing production and to expand rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students and residents in the state, an issue that earns him regular fire from conservatives.
—Kate Wolffe
october 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Wool Coat An investment that earns its price-per-wear, a black wool coat lends instant sophistication to any look.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
First place earns an extra eight points, second place earns an extra seven, and so on until the driver who finishes eighth receives a single point.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Evan Drellich, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Nevada Qualls, 25, earns $12 an hour, working as a cashier at city hall in Lake Providence.
—NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Bud’s presence adds just the right amount of menace and mystery to the mayhem — and earns him a Pink Panther-style nod in the closing credits.
—Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The style earns its name from a knotted bow pointing upward at the back of the ankle.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
For example, an individual filer who earns $100,000 in 2026 will owe approximately $13,170 in federal income tax — which is $279 less than that taxpayer would have owed the year before, according to NBC News calculations.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
In the statehouse, Wiener has passed dozens of bills to spur more and denser housing production and to expand rights and protections for LGBTQ+ students and residents in the state, an issue that earns him regular fire from conservatives.
—Kate Wolffe
october 20, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Wool Coat An investment that earns its price-per-wear, a black wool coat lends instant sophistication to any look.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
First place earns an extra eight points, second place earns an extra seven, and so on until the driver who finishes eighth receives a single point.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earns
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In today’s environment, the leader who can integrate across boundaries — technical and human, strategic and tactical, long-term and immediate — is the one who wins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Read on for how to watch Love Island Australia in the US to see which couple wins the final $50,000 grand prize.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Barkov deserves, belatedly, finally, a place of highest stature in South Florida sports history as the Panthers’ equal of Dolphins great Dan Marino and Heat icon Dwyane Wade.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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That’s why any new lump or change in the chest deserves medical attention.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The general staff reaps data from the point system, enabling it to make better decisions about strategy.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The victor reaps hard-to-come-by rewards in an unwelcoming, militarized land.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Among them, the Nobel Peace Prize consistently garners the most public interest due to the prominence of its nominees and the global impact of their work.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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But live content still garners the biggest ratings, which includes late-night talk shows.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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If Florida State strikes out at landing a potential big fish, don't be surprised if Golesh gains some traction in Tallahassee.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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As new friendships form and Adam gains a healthy perspective, his reporting changes.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Today, the company Garvin founded 155 years ago makes iconic brands such as Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, and Jack Daniel's.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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What makes all of that possible?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Since then, more global drugmakers have announced partnerships with Chinese firms—The main form of collaboration is licensing — meaning the foreign partner obtains rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize the Chinese drug or technology outside China.—
,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Demola said most mortgage lenders won’t allow a home purchase in a high-risk flood zone to proceed until a homebuyer obtains flood insurance.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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After Lazio at the weekend, the algorithm gets kinder.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Earns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earns. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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