All 3 Uses
garner
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The Lords of Discipline
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- I learned what grades he received on every test, how many merits or demerits he garnered each month, and how he spent his money.†
Chpt 4.45 *
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- Strangers could garner some glimpse of the plebe system's violent nature by sitting in the Armory and listening to the Corps's voice.†
Chpt 3.30 *
- I mentioned only the barest facts that I could garner by piecing together the rumors and innuendoes that I had heard over a lifetime at the Institute.†
Chpt 4.34
Definitions:
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(garner) acquire by one's effortsGarner is used with various connotations. It may imply gathering information, gathering something physical, or gaining reputation. Historically, it was often used to reference placing grain into storage or the storehouse for the grain.
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(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) a last name