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earns one's stripes

earns one's stripes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's stripes.

Meaning of earn one's stripes

Verb

earn one's stripes (third-person singular simple present earns one's stripes, present participle earning one's stripes, simple past and past participle earned one's stripes or earnt one's stripes)

  1. To acquire recognized credentials by competent performance.
    • Earned my stripes, 300 tracks in my Adidas track jacket2021, “Overcompensate”, in Clancy, performed by Twenty One Pilots

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What is earns one's stripes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Earns one's stripes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's stripes.

Words near earns one's stripes in the dictionary

  1. earns a crust
  2. earns one's corn
  3. earns one's crust
  4. earns one's keep
  5. earns one's spurs
  6. earns one's stripes
  7. earns one's wings
  8. earns out
  9. Earnshaw
  10. Earnshaw's theorem
  11. Earnshaws

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