eke (out)

Definition of eke (out)next
as in to earn
to get with great difficulty eked out a living from the family's small farm

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Verb
  • Each Derby candidate has only one or two chances remaining to earn one of the 20 stalls in the oversized starting gate at Churchill Downs.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The victory earned back-to-back state titles for Decatur.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
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  • The criminal case against Smartmatic and its employees stems from payments between 2015 and 2018 that were claimed to have been made to obtain a contract with the Philippine government to help run that country's 2016 presidential election.
    JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • How Ortiz obtained the firearm is still under investigation, per Hochman, as is the motive for the shooting.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Eke (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eke%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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