deserve

as in to earn
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

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Recent Examples of deserve The ancient history of this place deserves much more than a quick look. Marla Jo Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 The Israeli prime minister also took a jab at former President Joe Biden earlier in the visit, stating Trump deserves credit for brokering the January ceasefire deal — a point of contention that has drawn partisan opposition over whether Biden or Trump deserves the accolade. Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Feb. 2025 The United States deserves a lot of the blame for the present state of the Middle East, Donald Trump averred in a Tuesday night press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Noah Rothman, National Review, 5 Feb. 2025 Hundreds of people whose sentences were shortened deserved a commutation, but others didn’t, The Wall Street Journal reported Oyer as saying. Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for deserve 

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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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