Earned and Won

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

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

Nearby Words: earn, earning, earner

Won adjective - Not subject to defeat.

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Earned and won are semantically related. You can use "Earned" instead the word "Won" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Word: wont

Also in Hands of Fate, both Cass and Lodge are challenged by their respective love interests for seeing women as prizes to be earned or won.

Source: Franchise / The Gamers
Floyd won and earned over 300 millions dollars for the fight.

Source: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity
Advancement in the career mode isn't won with championship points or races won, it's earned with how much in winnings you can earn from race to race.

Source: Video Game / Extreme-G

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