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Recent Examples of deserve
Ana María Archila, co-director of the left-wing Working Families Party, says Adams doesn’t deserve credit for declines in crime when rates have been falling nationally.
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Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Softness and coziness — that gets softer and cozier with every wash — is a guarantee here, because your precious little one deserves nothing less.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The next generation of girls deserves the same level playing field that inspired us decades ago.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Those who need food assistance while between jobs, the elderly, disabled and children deserve more than political delay and brinksmanship.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Softness and coziness — that gets softer and cozier with every wash — is a guarantee here, because your precious little one deserves nothing less.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The next generation of girls deserves the same level playing field that inspired us decades ago.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Those who need food assistance while between jobs, the elderly, disabled and children deserve more than political delay and brinksmanship.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
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Until this year, people with lower incomes — earning up to about 150% of the federal poverty level, or roughly $23,500 for an individual — could sign up for ACA coverage at any time, not just during open enrollment.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each film has earned critical acclaim on the festival circuit.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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