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Recent Examples of deserve
As pediatric, trauma, and obstetrics care is being cut, Illinois patients deserve more than hollow promises of potential reinvestment sometime later.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
There are so many important reasons to just step up and run because voters deserve a choice.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 June 2025
CrowdStrike shares never deserved to be that low, but a move like that must be respected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The California religion professor who nominated Hood says that Hood's duties are 'a suffering kind of work' that deserve recognition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
There are so many important reasons to just step up and run because voters deserve a choice.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 June 2025
CrowdStrike shares never deserved to be that low, but a move like that must be respected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The California religion professor who nominated Hood says that Hood's duties are 'a suffering kind of work' that deserve recognition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
Verb
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It is earned—through trust, through transparency, and through service.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The Pinocchio actress ended the number back on stage with a full gospel choir backing her up, earning a standing ovation from the crowd.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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