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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Sure, his devout Fleabag character was worthy of our collective lust.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 30 May 2024
Together, the two men spent months working on a beer that would be worthy of Sacramento and pay homage to Mexico.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
The first was prompted by a 2019 city audit that uncovered gender and ethnic pay gaps and deemed them worthy of more detailed study.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Ask a Grand Prix driver whether Monaco is worthy of its place on the Formula 1 calendar, and the answer will usually be yes.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 30 May 2024
Together, the two men spent months working on a beer that would be worthy of Sacramento and pay homage to Mexico.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
The first was prompted by a 2019 city audit that uncovered gender and ethnic pay gaps and deemed them worthy of more detailed study.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Ask a Grand Prix driver whether Monaco is worthy of its place on the Formula 1 calendar, and the answer will usually be yes.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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