worthiness

noun

Definition of worthinessnext
as in value

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Recent Examples of worthiness Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god enters the MCU with an adventure that kicks him out of Asgard to spend time on Earth to figure out his worthiness. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Sure, the novel is 100 years old, but its swoon-worthiness is evergreen. — Air Mail, 18 July 2026 Wrobleski, who last pitched Tuesday and delivered seven innings of one-run ball (and a statement of his All-Star worthiness), will be available to pitch in the game in Philadelphia. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Suffice to say, Sacramento has a lot going for it and its worthiness of MLB is real. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 But such reckless threats by the mayor still caused the rating agencies of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch to take notice and issue warnings about the city’s credit worthiness. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026 The Spinblitz team created their list of the best spots for flower tourism by looking at factors including the popularity of the destination, flower vibrancy, photo-worthiness, and reviews. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026 And being able to reclaim my presence and worthiness in a space that once excluded me has been its own form of healing. — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 These qualities create the type of wines that collectors actively seek, which offer greater equilibrium, structure, and age-worthiness. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthiness
  1. value
  2. worth
  3. importance
  4. fame
  5. substance
  6. eminence
  7. prominence
  8. seriousness
Noun
  • His position on Saturday, and his performance, will offer clarity about who the Eagles value in their depth along the offensive line — and where.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • She is alleged to have touted that the company had a potential future value of more than $4 billion.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of value
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  • Reply and tag @BudweiserUSA with #LeadoffBud for a chance to win a season's worth of beer.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The eye-popping gains of Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet and other AI stocks have helped inflate the net worths of millions of Americans by lifting the value of their retirement nest eggs, college savings plans and brokerage accounts.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worth
Noun
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said keeping gas prices low and ensuring Iran never gets a hold of a nuclear weapon are of equal importance to the president.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Getting losses down is of paramount importance to those clubs further down the pyramid, where Premier League riches are so far out of reach as to be a pipe dream.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of importance
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  • That was the evening Hilton, who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a celebrity gossip blogger, appeared to engage in self-harm during a livestream.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In Pattinson’s case, his latest entries in the internet hall of fame also reflect how his online status has changed across his career, from a position of mockery to the widespread adoration on display today in numerous viral fan edits.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fame
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  • While Teefey denied the substance-abuse allegations to TMZ this week, Chapin’s article includes accounts from company staffers describing Teefey’s executive style.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The word drew on ideas from alchemy, where the agent was the active substance that spun gold from the mundane.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of substance
Noun
  • Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
    — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • For much of the past week, all that Colombia had been able to agree upon was the pre-eminence of Luis Diaz, who remained a whirling dervish throughout the match as his side’s outstanding player.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of eminence
Noun
  • Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge.
    — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • But the prominence accorded to Hiroshima has unintentionally obscured the event that helped force Japan’s surrender.
    — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prominence
Noun
  • Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.
    — Marie Doyle, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Like all of Roth’s content, there is a mix of dead seriousness, dry sarcasm, and wondrous joy in equal measure.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of seriousness

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