eked; eking
2
: to get with great difficulty
—usually used with out
eke out a living
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Verb
eked out a living from the family's small farm
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Though the seat had been occupied by Republicans for 50 years, Mary eked ahead of former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and GOP businessman Nick Begich III to flip the House seat blue and become the first-ever Alaska Native elected to Congress.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 July 2025
The amendment, which was proposed by Rep. Marilyn Strickland, a Democrat from Washington, barely eked its way into the bill, with two Republicans, Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voting with Democrats on July 16 to include it.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Total sales eked up to $724.1 billion from $723.7 billion the previous month.
—Grace L. Williams, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Verb
Behind rookie quarterback Nix, the team eked into the playoffs.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Though the seat had been occupied by Republicans for 50 years, Mary eked ahead of former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin and GOP businessman Nick Begich III to flip the House seat blue and become the first-ever Alaska Native elected to Congress.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 July 2025
The amendment, which was proposed by Rep. Marilyn Strickland, a Democrat from Washington, barely eked its way into the bill, with two Republicans, Rep. Derek Schmidt of Kansas and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voting with Democrats on July 16 to include it.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Total sales eked up to $724.1 billion from $723.7 billion the previous month.
—Grace L. Williams, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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“Eke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eke. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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