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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Joe argues the mission is worthy of Cruz’s airtight focus on the primary task above all else. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024 The 2024 General Election marks an important date in the country and food chains are celebrating the occasion with food deals worthy of a vote. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024 As for the fishermen [who rescued the POWs], both the old or the young still didn’t think that their ancestors had done anything worthy of praise. Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 Common among those individuals worthy of the exalted appellation is a temptation to vacate, in view of unacceptable compromise, the industry’s fraught financial space. Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for worthy of 

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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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