1
as in worthy
deserving of high regard or great approval
worked all night with meritorious determination to get the project done on time
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2
as in good
having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward
all agreed that the most meritorious science project had won the competition
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Recent Examples of meritorious
The Air Medal is awarded to anyone who distinguishes themselves through meritorious achievement while flying.
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
District 204 community volunteer Jillian Gibson was recognized with the award of meritorious service.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Principled commitment to board diversity standards may continue to be meritorious.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
District 204 community volunteer Jillian Gibson was recognized with the award of meritorious service.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Principled commitment to board diversity standards may continue to be meritorious.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meritorious
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Only a select few teams have the combination of assets Milwaukee might consider worthy in return.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Porcelain Serving Cart by Richard Schultz $4,230 Design Within Reach Knoll’s splurge worthy bar cart would look sleek perched poolside and holding a pitcher of sangria.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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Here are 5 of the best Our best wishes on a safe start to the day.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
19 May 2025
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The cryptocurrency has benefited from a best of both worlds scenario that has led to growing momentum from more bitcoin treasury companies and Wall Street investors.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Additionally, having read about the extensive fabric testing conducted by Article to ensure abrasion resistance (150% more testing than industry standard!), I was reassured that this would be an excellent investment piece for our home.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2025
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That means that barring a massive night by Brunson -- who is dealing with two excellent perimeter defenders in Jrue Holiday and Derrick White -- the Celtics should be able to not only win, but cover, for the second game in a row.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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The Edge's stabilization does an admirable job steadying the 8K footage, though 4K video looks even more stable.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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In many ways, that is admirable, but to catch Barcelona, Chelsea probably require a superstar or two.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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President Donald Trump’s goal of more manufacturing in the United States is laudable.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Each is a laudable goal, and the final plan needs to balance them to create a workable blueprint that makes economic sense.—
Tiffany-Ann Taylor,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2025
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One of the few creditable performances in Times Square came from Levale Whittington, a twenty-five-year-old from Chicago who arrived with an inauspicious record: one win, two losses, one draw.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 May 2025
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Stagnaro, who created and directed the series and was one of five writers, has done a very creditable job.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, Quang enjoyed a successful pharmaceutical sales stint as a top producer for Astra/Merck and then Genentech.—
Quang X. Pham,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Instead, most of Bernadette’s assumptions — that working the border is an honorable act, or that a federal position will imbue her with more authority, or that all Native people will have the same opinions and the same goals — are upended over the course of the season.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Meritorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritorious. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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