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Recent Examples of meritorious Its Lifetime Achievement and other meritorious award recipients will be named later. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 June 2025 His 35-year career has been recognized in more than 100 awards for meritorious and heroic service, including a presidential commendation for heroism by President Ronald Reagan and two Distinguished Service Awards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025 In selling its example and worldview, China could draw on Confucian ideas, including the notion that collective values are more meritorious than individualistic ones. Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 The firm’s services will be dedicated to helping veterans, Gold Star families, law enforcement offices and first responders — all unarguably meritorious individuals deserving of support. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meritorious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meritorious
Adjective
  • The Little Drummer Girl (2018), played supernatural baddie Randall Flagg in The Stand (2020–2021), and gave the Roy dynasty a worthy foe on Succession (2021–2023).
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • There is, however, no shortage of worthy scientific advances from which the Nobel Prize committees can pick.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Bader was excellent early Saturday, notching a sacrifice fly to drive in Realmuto and hustling to right-center for a diving catch in the fifth.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Both are excellent places for birding, boating, fishing, hiking, and finding a little peace and quiet.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • McCarthy, 22, had an admirable NFL debut, rallying the Vikings to beat the Bears in a Monday Night game in Chicago.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • What the chefs are doing at Little Ghost is admirable.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether their intentions are praiseworthy is debatable.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Powder sand beaches, praiseworthy cuisine, endless activities, and a nightlife scene that starts at sunset and can go well past sunrise are just a few of the things that make Barbados a must this summer.
    Essence, Essence, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • While low-income housing may be laudable, the cost shouldn’t be borne entirely by people trying to afford to buy a new home.
    James Burling, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Classification is a laudable scientific instinct.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Such accountability is commendable.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The decision to go down the same route for the Colts was commendable.
    Ajay Rose, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Raider does give you a creditable six-speaker system for audio output, comprising two woofers and four tweeters.
    Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Encouragingly for Wolves, his rating for one-on-one defending is creditable — in the 73rd percentile.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Meritorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritorious. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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