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.
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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
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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
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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