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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eking (out)
earning
Verb
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The average family of four earning $95,000 would save roughly $6,000.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Sac State women aim to surprise The Sac State women made history in 2023 in winning its first Big Sky Conference Tournament, thus earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid, doing so under coach Mark Campbell in his second and final season with the program.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Eking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eking%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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