ekes (out)

present tense third-person singular of eke (out)
as in earns
to get with great difficulty eked out a living from the family's small farm

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earns
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  • Seen through that prism, the Mistral earns its place in history as a remarkable bridge between two epic epochs.
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“Ekes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ekes%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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