The best replacement for garamond is times new roman.

The best alternatives to garamond are rated as following:
★★★★★  times new roman
★★★  baskerville
★★★  adobe garamond
★★  arial
★★  calibri
★★  caslon
★  times
★  times roman
★  bembo
★  minion
★  century gothic
★  adobe garamond pro
★  garamond
★  eb garamond
★  palatino
  computer modern

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Speaking about garamond, one probably shouldn't forget about sans serif.

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★★★★★ sans serif
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