worthy of
idiom
: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
a symphony worthy of Mahler
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And remember this is the Dodgers Hall of Fame, so there might be some people considerably worthy of being in a Dodgers Hall of Fame who fall short of the Baseball Hall of Fame in your mind.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
And releasing his book without an index full of page references for quick lookups of profiles is a nefarious plot worthy of the Joker.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Best Picture Up ⬆ September 5 Photo: Jurgen Olczyk/Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection
In a comeback worthy of the Olympics, the faltering journalism drama made it into the Producers Guild’s nominations after being all but written off by pundits.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Josh Morrissey is an elite, two-way defenceman worthy of his consecutive top-10 finishes in Norris Trophy voting.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
And releasing his book without an index full of page references for quick lookups of profiles is a nefarious plot worthy of the Joker.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Best Picture Up ⬆ September 5 Photo: Jurgen Olczyk/Paramount Pictures/Everett Collection
In a comeback worthy of the Olympics, the faltering journalism drama made it into the Producers Guild’s nominations after being all but written off by pundits.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
Josh Morrissey is an elite, two-way defenceman worthy of his consecutive top-10 finishes in Norris Trophy voting.
—Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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