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Supporters of Trump's efforts to crack down on would-be refugees agree that some are deserving of American goodwill.
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His fever was now a hundred and three, and he was badly dehydrated, so Brother Infirmarian, against his instincts and principles, admitted him as a patient deserving of antibiotics and his devoted attention.
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But politicians talk of immigrants as a monolithic group deserving of a single, partisan response.
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Will these lab-grown constructs achieve any sort of consciousness deserving of protection?
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While this year’s tackle class is mediocre, with two NFL scouts telling the Free Press there isn’t a tackle deserving of a first-round grade, the interior line crop is both deep and diverse.
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The Harts’ story is an extreme example but an example, nonetheless, of yet another way our society treats black children as less deserving of protection.
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That, Spurs fans, would have been a disaster deserving of a full-scale panic.
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The gorgeous three-and-a-half-hour documentary, debuting Saturday, April 14, celebrates Presley as a towering entertainment figure deserving of respect.
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First Known Use of deserving
14th century
Definition of deserving
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: having good qualities that deserve praise, support, etc. : meritorious, worthy
- rewarding deserving workers
- scholarships for deserving students
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: appropriately having or being given something specified
—used with of
- a proposal deserving of support [=a proposal that deserves support]
- a criminal deserving of punishment
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deservingly
adverb
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deservingness
nounExamples of deserving in a Sentence
He's a very deserving young man.
The church provides aid to deserving families.
Recent Examples of deserving from the Web
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The die is cast from an early age, when our society starts sending our girls a message that talking about money is off-limits and that boys are more deserving of money.
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These stories are compelling, deserving of our attention.
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Also deserving commendation is the functional and harsh production design of Lawrence G. Paull, instilling an institutional horror to X. — Duane Byrge, originally published on April 10, 1987.
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The Citizens have blown everybody away bar the odd few teams with their scintillating attacking football and are thoroughly deserving of being league champions for 2017/18.
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The event is sponsored by the Vocal Arts Parents Organization, which awards college scholarships to deserving students in Heights High's Vocal Music Department.
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Cowan had a terrific season, improved in almost every area and was very deserving to be named third-team All-Big Ten.
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One deserving target for elimination is the Office of Economic Adjustment, which exists to subsidize areas affected by base closures.
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Kaepernick is both deserving and in pretty good company.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deserving.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of deserving
1549
deserving Synonyms
Synonyms
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Near Antonyms
base, cheap, inferior, second-rate, substandard;
bad, defective, flawed, imperfect;
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unsatisfactory;
Related Words
admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy;
choice, excellent, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, primary, prime, special;
DESERVING Defined for English Language Learners
deserving
Definition of deserving for English Language Learners
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: having good qualities that deserve praise, support, etc.
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