Words of Positivity
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Garner

v.hopeful, capableformal

What it means

To gain or gather something valued through sustained effort or merit.

Reach for it when describing support, attention, praise, or evidence accumulated over time

The proposal began to garner support after residents saw the revised budget.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    collect

    separate items or responses are physically or numerically gathered

    not when Collect sounds mechanical when the result is respect or acclaim.

  • everyday

    gain

    the increase or acquisition should sound direct

    not when Gain does not suggest the gradual gathering or earned response implied by garner.

  • warm

    earn

    merit or conduct clearly deserves the result

    not when Earn wrongly implies entitlement when attention came through circumstance.

  • professional

    attract

    attention or support comes toward the subject

    not when Attract can be passive and says little about deliberate effort.

  • professional

    secure

    a desired commitment has been successfully obtained

    not when Secure implies completion, while garner can describe support still building.

  • literary

    amass

    a notably large quantity has accumulated

    not when A modest number of endorsements is not an amassed body of support.

Said against

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  • lose
  • forfeit
  • repel

It naturally appears in

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  • garner support

    Clear maintenance costs helped the plan garner support across party lines.

  • garner praise

    The quiet redesign should garner praise for accessibility, not novelty alone.

  • garner attention

    Local results began to garner attention from neighboring districts.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.