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Recent Examples of deserves
Everyone in this country deserves to go to work, to school or just across town without fear of being attacked.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In the same way, not every piece of media laid out in your feed deserves your attention.
—Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
At its core is a belief that the kitchen deserves the same level of intelligent innovation that has otherwise transformed every other corner of the home.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In the same way, not every piece of media laid out in your feed deserves your attention.
—Annie Margaret, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The world deserves it, its people deserve it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Thanks to their deep core of veteran starting pitchers, the Blue Jays are likely going to leave someone off their first-round playoff roster (and potentially longer) that deserves to be there based on merit.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) deserves flex consideration with RB2 upside after producing 82 yards and a TD on 10 carries against the Giants.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s a fine line between meddling and offering the type of oversight and stewardship necessary over a front office and staff that deserves no benefit of the doubt.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
In the same way, not every piece of media laid out in your feed deserves your attention.
—Annie Margaret, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
At its core is a belief that the kitchen deserves the same level of intelligent innovation that has otherwise transformed every other corner of the home.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In the same way, not every piece of media laid out in your feed deserves your attention.
—Annie Margaret, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The world deserves it, its people deserve it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Thanks to their deep core of veteran starting pitchers, the Blue Jays are likely going to leave someone off their first-round playoff roster (and potentially longer) that deserves to be there based on merit.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) deserves flex consideration with RB2 upside after producing 82 yards and a TD on 10 carries against the Giants.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s a fine line between meddling and offering the type of oversight and stewardship necessary over a front office and staff that deserves no benefit of the doubt.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserves
earns
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But the winner of each heat earns 400 points with a maximum or 2,000 points available for the weekend.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The popular handheld vacuum has racked up more than 28,000 perfect ratings and earns praise for its compact size and impressive suction.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Deserves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserves. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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