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earning

adjective as in receiving

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He also bragged about earning a PhD, a point Smerconish did not question.

In the 21st century women are earning their equality every step of the way… including the bedroom.

Instead of wallowing in comedy exile, Slate was earning a book deal.

For many aspiring comedians, earning a place on SNL is their entire raison d'être.

In other words, a lot of money for anyone—let alone an employee otherwise earning just $24,300 a year.

You are proud, and therefore you find it unpleasant not to be earning sufficient to keep a wife and be independent of her purse.

The thought began to haunt him, What if his power of earning were soon to cease?

It was partly in the vain hope of earning a little money for himself and his political work.

If the term "steady" is used where the world of wealth and leisure would use fiancé, the under wage-earning world is reached.

The terms applied by these young people to each other will reveal their social level in the wage-earning world.

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On this page you'll find 35 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to earning, such as: accepting, acquiring, collecting, drawing, gathering, and getting.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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