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Recent Examples of deserve
Your brand deserves to be in those aisles.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Rafaela's award was well-deserved.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said before the Monday celebration that after a difficult year, which included deadly wildfires, Los Angeles deserves something positive.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
To Lerner at Truist, the bull market deserves the benefit of the doubt.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Rafaela's award was well-deserved.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said before the Monday celebration that after a difficult year, which included deadly wildfires, Los Angeles deserves something positive.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
To Lerner at Truist, the bull market deserves the benefit of the doubt.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
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With their four nominations, HUNTR/X becomes the first K-pop girl group to earn Grammy nominations, and one of two acts (alongside ROSÉ of Blackpink) to earn nominations in the same year, another first for the genre.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brown and Harbour have earned two Emmy noms each, with Harbour and Ryder also garnering Golden Globe nods.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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