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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
Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
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Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Under these parameters, a family of four can’t earn more than $57,720 pre-tax to be considered for assistance.
—Grace Chung, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Power without earned trust and authority without results follow the same trend.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Under these parameters, a family of four can’t earn more than $57,720 pre-tax to be considered for assistance.
—Grace Chung, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
Power without earned trust and authority without results follow the same trend.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earn
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Harvard has fought back in the courts, winning a temporary restraining order on May 23 that will allow international enrollments to continue as the case makes its way through the courts.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Who is winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 American Music Awards?—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Following an 8-4 victory over Tennessee on May 17, Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said his team deserved to be a top 8 seed.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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The California religion professor who nominated Hood says that Hood's duties are 'a suffering kind of work' that deserve recognition.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The show lost Samantha (under less than amicable circumstances), as well as actress Kim Cattrall, and gained a number of supporting characters of color.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
30 May 2025
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Last year, Gmail gained the ability to summarize emails on demand.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Since its inception, cumulative membership dues pales next to the billions reaped from SATs and AP exams since 1990.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Chicago’s Building Better Futures Center for the Arts, an organization that offers mental health services and education programs for underprivileged youth, will reportedly reap the benefits of his payout.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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The goal was to create a human chain that would garner more attention than a single-site protest, McCollum said.—
Christine Ledbetter,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Known for starring in series like The OA and Shadow and Bone — both for Netflix — Gibson recently saw a second season pick-up for Dexter: Original Sin, which in April garnered Showtime’s biggest streaming premiere, with over 2.1 million global cross-platform viewers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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This is for us the first step to make Credor another global luxury watch brand from Japan.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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While working tirelessly to make America great again there is no room for distraction.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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Burroughs has expressed concerns that potential Harvard students abroad have been unable to obtain new visas since last week.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Among those 79, records for four in Indian River County were previously publicly available, allowing reporters to obtain case details, but are now under seal.—
Hannah Critchfield,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
2 June 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earn. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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