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eked out

verb as in make something last

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Likeable Republican Senate candidate Cory Gardner eked out a major win Tuesday night.

Boring as it may seem, be glad that Cochran eked out his win.

The home team eked out a win in the World Cup opening match, with a little help from the Japanese ref.

In 2009, Christie eked out a slight win against incumbent governor Jon Corzine and still garnered 32 percent of the Hispanic vote.

He 2010, he drew five challengers, and eked out slightly more than 50 percent of the vote.

Now she had grown, and eked out a poor living by seeking for gold in the sands brought down by the Ardèche.

It was thus that scanty salaries were eked out both before and after the Reformation.

Wages, however, were then eked out by home industries and commonable rights.

He very soon after came to America, where for many weary years he has eked out an existence in the sweat-shops of New York.

Thus they eked out a miserable existence until the 11th of February, when Barzilla Ray died.

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

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