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View definitions for gaining

gaining

adjective as in realizing

noun as in attainment

noun as in procuring

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Consumers are also gaining the ability to take the designs into their own hands as 3D printing becomes more accessible.

Later studies showed that only gaining weight and the return of natural menstruation help improve bone density.

Sudan has been plagued by years of political instability, which has prevented tourism from gaining traction.

Gaining access to them can be fairly easy, which could make them more vulnerable to attack, researchers say.

A third group, Al-Hirak Al Janoubi, is gaining ground with calls for southern Yemen to secede.

Every day they are gaining more strength, as is seen by the presence of so many of them on this coast.

The expression fitted best the cruder, more sordid method of gaining possession of this woman.

The countess-dowager sat fanning herself quietly: for her daughter's words were gaining ground.

Belle Ringold was very shrewd, young as she was, in the arts of gaining and holding the attention of young men.

She had heard in books of girls writing poetry, romance, history—gaining fifties and hundreds.

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On this page you'll find 272 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gaining, such as: affluent, encouraging, fortuitous, happy, healthy, and helpful.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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