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earn money

VERB
live
Synonyms
STRONGEST
feed get along maintain
STRONG
fare profit subsist support
WEAK
acquire a livelihood earn a living get by make ends meet make it
Antonyms
WEAK
cease depart die not use

Example Sentences

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Megan has spent months looking for work to earn money while studying at a sixth form college.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

With few other options, the American children went with their parents — except for Hernández García, who had not been detained and stayed to earn money and send medicine home.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Creators in the three-month program will be able to earn money based on followers on outside social-media platforms.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Google kept the company’s original YouTube Partner Program, allowing creators to earn money from ads on their videos, practically creating the new category of influencer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

If I can’t get enough meat with my sling, I can, and may have to, earn money.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George