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Recent Examples of deserve
Carolina thoroughly deserved its early lead, to the exact same degree Florida deserved its hole.
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Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
The millions of jobless Gen Z-ers deserve better than the broken promises they’ve been given.
—Allison Danielsen, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 29 June 2025
Botafogo deserve an honourable mention, as do Monterrey, whose club anthem is still playing in my head.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Greg Cote
june 29, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
The millions of jobless Gen Z-ers deserve better than the broken promises they’ve been given.
—Allison Danielsen, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025
The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 29 June 2025
Botafogo deserve an honourable mention, as do Monterrey, whose club anthem is still playing in my head.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
Verb
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Cities are not required to assist with federal immigration law, but actively obstructing it could earn Mamdani federal charges.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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Powell’s strategy to wait for more economic data earned the ire of President Donald Trump.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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