deserve

as in to earn
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

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Recent Examples of deserve Both Dellinger and Abish agree the Shoshone deserve better. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025 The judge acknowledged Trump’s election victory, saying voters decided that the president-elect deserves the protections of the presidency. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025 The status quo certainly deserves shaking up, yet Trump will need a functioning executive branch to make and implement policy. Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025 Cole Guttman is probably the other player who deserves another NHL look this season. Scott Powers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for deserve 

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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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