garnered

Garnered is the past tense and past participle of the verb garner. It means to collect or obtain something through effort or care, especially something that results from work, such as attention, support, votes, praise, information, or resources.

Originating from historical uses tied to storing grain in a granary, the word broadened to mean gathering or accumulating more generally. The modern sense emphasizes the result of effort rather than the process of gathering itself.

Garnered is typically used as a transitive verb, requiring a direct object. Common constructions include phrases like garnering attention, garnering support, garnering votes, or garnering praise. It is frequent in formal writing and journalism; in everyday speech, verbs such as gained, collected, or earned are often more common.

Examples:

- The campaign garnered broad support across demographic groups.

- The study garnered several interesting findings.

- The film garnered four Academy Award nominations.