well-earned

adjective

: fully deserved
a well-earned reputation/rest
Her success is well-earned.

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Any skepticism about blockchain projects involving music has been well-earned. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 The all-consuming totality of the Julia Roberts phenomenon was well-earned. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Bears, Bengals, Browns A well-earned (and probably much-needed) break is on the horizon after becoming the first team in league history to play back-to-back international games in two different countries. Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Horn’s ability to push through pain and adversity has been well-earned. Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025 Such markings are well-earned by Aronson. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025 Either way, that hot-tub soak back at the lodge will feel well-earned. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 Ireland showed its longstanding, if well-earned, animus toward Britain by choosing to be neutral during the Second World War—despite the depravity of Nazism. Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 Now, comparisons to Fortnite are commonplace and well-earned. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Well-earned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-earned. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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