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Recent Examples of deserve
And frankly, the front office deserves criticism for that.
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Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Today’s decision deserves to be remembered as particularly shameful.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
This is a chance to correct a historic wrong, to close a gap that should never have existed, and to honor the dignity of half the world’s population by giving us the science, the medicine, and the care women deserve.
—Moira Forbes, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mike Kaye
september 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Today’s decision deserves to be remembered as particularly shameful.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
This is a chance to correct a historic wrong, to close a gap that should never have existed, and to honor the dignity of half the world’s population by giving us the science, the medicine, and the care women deserve.
—Moira Forbes, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Hilleary earned more than $213,000 in 2024 as Rose’s chief of staff, similar to several years prior, House office financial disbursement forms show.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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