worthy of
idiom
: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
a symphony worthy of Mahler
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Her final five looks referenced the Terminator franchise and were incredibly beautiful, a mixture of flashy metallic leather and luxurious-looking knits that the judges deemed more worthy of the win than Ethan’s fantastical Gothic collection and Jesus’s maximalist Barbie-pink outfits.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
His sacrifice for others was deemed worthy of recognition.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
From Athens' historic ruins to the shimmering skyscrapers of New York City, global inspiration has been turned into towering confections worthy of a wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Indicative of influences such as Georgia O’Keefe’s 1930s paintings and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen, Sunbaked Hues argues that sun, sand, and fire are just as worthy of a place in those design conversations alongside watery blues, floral greens, and grounding earth tones.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
His sacrifice for others was deemed worthy of recognition.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
From Athens' historic ruins to the shimmering skyscrapers of New York City, global inspiration has been turned into towering confections worthy of a wedding.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Indicative of influences such as Georgia O’Keefe’s 1930s paintings and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen, Sunbaked Hues argues that sun, sand, and fire are just as worthy of a place in those design conversations alongside watery blues, floral greens, and grounding earth tones.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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