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Recent Examples of deserve
The guys deserved a top-level performance from the referees.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The credit damage, the years-long repayment commitment, the high failure rate and the cost all deserve serious consideration.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Public discourse deserves better.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Roof age and condition deserve scrutiny, even though no inspection can warranty remaining life.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The credit damage, the years-long repayment commitment, the high failure rate and the cost all deserve serious consideration.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Public discourse deserves better.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Roof age and condition deserve scrutiny, even though no inspection can warranty remaining life.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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China’s Xu Mengtao and Wang Xindi both won aerial skiing gold medals in the men's and women's events this week, earning them a matching set of hardware to take home from the Milan Cortina Games.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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