Earned and Received

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Earned adjective - Gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action.

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Received and earned are semantically related In some cases you can use "Received" instead the word "Earned" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: earn, earning, earner

Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.

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Earned and received are semantically related in taken topic. You can use "Earned" instead the word "Received" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: receive, receiving, receiver, receivable

Godzilla received a short scene in Wolverine's first solo episode, then earned his own episode in anticipation of Godzilla (2014).

Source: Web Animation / Bad Days
Eventually became a Cult Classic and earned a considerably better received stage adaptation in 2011, which also happens to be a musical.

Source: Box Office Bomb / I Through R
The release of the first movie (or first four episodes) not only earned a lot of money, but it was favorably received by the fandom.

Source: Win Back the Crowd

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