deserves

present tense third-person singular of deserve
as in earns
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 deserves The report found that 84% of students agree that working in the trades deserves respect, Harlow said. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Our beloved city deserves buildings with strong foundations, beaches that are pristine, and transparency in the handling of our money by condo directors and city commissioners. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 For those of us who have spent careers explaining why post-sales deserves a seat at the revenue table, the argument has been settled by the business model itself. — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Ultimately, the exhibition repositions fashion as a vital thread within his broader subject matter and an aspect of his work that deserves to be reclaimed. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Everybody’s an ex-something, and everybody deserves a second chance, sometimes [a] third chance. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 The question was never whether Tom Cruise deserves to be celebrated. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Volvo deserves credit for making the EX30's cabin visually interesting without covering everything in shiny plastic and fake carbon fiber. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserves
earns
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  • On an 8-yard run a bit earlier, Willis deftly escaped being tackled 1 yard short on a third-and-5, displaying the type of second effort that earns respect from everyone.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that, its balance of top-tier audio and easily good-enough image quality and brightness for the price earns the P1 our Editors' Choice award for a 1080p room-to-room portable.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Deserves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserves. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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