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meriting

verb

present participle of merit

as in deserving

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) that selfless act of heroism merited a public ceremony to honor the young swimmer

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Recent Examples of meriting But the report found no evidence of administrative misconduct and saw nothing meriting a criminal referral to prosecutors. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

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Millions of dollars in royalties that Smith diverted from real, deserving artists and rights holders.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Because every game in college football matters, every team that makes the 12-team playoff is deserving (however much other deserving teams will contest that final at-large bid).

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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Stallone also found work as an usher at a movie theater, earning just $34 a week.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
While De Luca and Abdy had a great run at the box office last year, this year has been littered with myriad misfires including The Bride, The End of Oak Street with no movie earning more than $100M stateside.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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