worthy of

phrase

: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
a symphony worthy of Mahler

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The essay is certainly worthy of discussion, and Hannah-Jones is fair game for the criticism she is bound to receive. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026 Instead, reproductive psychiatry must be treated as a workforce worthy of major investment. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 Why make a change of clothes worthy of Clark Kent only to admit to his crime at the earliest questioning? — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Some of that is worthy of serious attention, while some of it is noise—and some of it is serious, but being spun or exaggerated for commercial positioning. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worthy of

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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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