Thesaurus results for DESERVE

deserve

verb

di-ˈzərv

Definition of 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 The debate has divided filmmakers and audiences over where a performance comes from and who deserves credit for it. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 And Kidd’s dinner-table test is one way Chipotle is tracking down who deserves a senior title. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Taxpayers, parents and most importantly our students deserve a budget that protects them for years to come. — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 After his brace in Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal match, England star Jude Bellingham deserved two scoops of ice cream on Sunday. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deserve

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Their latest victory was a 4-0 win over the New York Mets on Saturday, earned on the strength of Eduardo Rivera’s 3 2/3 scoreless innings, a key fourth-inning two-run homer from Andruw Monasterio and a late insurance shot from Masataka Yoshida.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Mason Miller earned his 24th save of the season in a scoreless ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026

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