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Recent Examples of worthiness
After proving worthiness and validating effectiveness, the prototype warheads departed Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, for Redstone Arsenal, where a live demonstration was conducted for Army leaders, as per the release.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Patients gain expert insight without letting an outdated system determine their worthiness.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
In recent years it's worked to modernize its collection system and has been attracting some customers with higher credit worthiness, according to company reports.
—John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2026
If worthiness is defined only by mastery of texts, then the exams are sufficient.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed above and will depend on a variety of factors, including evaluation of your credit worthiness, income, and other factors.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
But Mormonism is a high-demand, patriarchal religion, and the church’s obsession with Godly worthiness has only made the fixation on beauty flourish.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Since Fossil started releasing its special-edition ring watches — tapping everyone from Barbie to Nick Jonas and Disney for the task — people started falling in love with the adornments’ more playful side, not to mention mini-watches’ unisex wearability and gift-worthiness.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
This reflects a historical and fundamental societal disregard for Black children, particularly Black boys, as human beings — a society that does not extend to them the same presumption of childhood or worthiness of grace that is typically afforded to white children.
—Erika Strauss Chavarria, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Patients gain expert insight without letting an outdated system determine their worthiness.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
In recent years it's worked to modernize its collection system and has been attracting some customers with higher credit worthiness, according to company reports.
—John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2026
If worthiness is defined only by mastery of texts, then the exams are sufficient.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed above and will depend on a variety of factors, including evaluation of your credit worthiness, income, and other factors.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
But Mormonism is a high-demand, patriarchal religion, and the church’s obsession with Godly worthiness has only made the fixation on beauty flourish.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
Since Fossil started releasing its special-edition ring watches — tapping everyone from Barbie to Nick Jonas and Disney for the task — people started falling in love with the adornments’ more playful side, not to mention mini-watches’ unisex wearability and gift-worthiness.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
This reflects a historical and fundamental societal disregard for Black children, particularly Black boys, as human beings — a society that does not extend to them the same presumption of childhood or worthiness of grace that is typically afforded to white children.
—Erika Strauss Chavarria, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthiness
Noun
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Though the value can be criticized, Love is immediately going to make Arizona’s offense exponentially better.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under state law, the department should have gathered data on at least three comparable properties and their corresponding values, the report reads.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Either way, Simpson is excited to hit the ground running and prove his worth to whichever franchise takes him this week.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The five wealthiest billionaires have given less than 1% of their net worth to charity, according to research by Forbes magazine, a data point shared in a recent TED Talk by the magazine’s chief content officer, Randall Lane.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The discovery of the shipwrecks confirms the importance of the bay as a maritime hub of regional and global significance, the researchers said.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Reading about the history and mythology of how the Great Law of Peace came to be, one is struck by the importance the Haudenosaunee attributed to things like processing grief and personal transformation, such as those of Hiawatha and Tadodaho.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Teller first rose to fame with his role in the Divergent film trilogy, but gained critical acclaim for his role in Whiplash, which earned him various award nominations.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The biopic chronicles Michael Jackson’s rise to fame, from his childhood years in the Jackson 5 during the 1960s to his emergence as the King of Pop and one of the world’s most recognizable entertainers before his death in 2009.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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Five more locations are in the works throughout the county, and those kiosks are expected to be installed by the end of the year, said Seth Middleton, Jackson County Public Health’s senior program manager of substance use prevention.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to Hatters-Friedman’s research, fathers who commit filicide are more likely to have a previous history of violence, substance abuse and mental illness.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many pop stars mellow into stately eminence in middle age, as Madonna (temporarily) did in her late 30s with 1998’s Ray of Light.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s drawn sharp attacks from Conyears-Ervin’s opponents, given the special interest group’s eminence as a leading target of the political left following the 2023 Gaza war.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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As this marks the first year in which TNT is actively trading on its subleased CFP package, the five-game slate naturally will be given a place of prominence during WBD’s May 13 upfront presentation.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, their rise to prominence has been a slow burn years in the making.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The 1965 section centers on Basil, played by Gray, alongside Murray, who has a knack for shifting effortlessly between humor and seriousness that commands attention.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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The health and safety of our students is our absolute priority, and any report of substandard food service is taken with the utmost seriousness.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Worthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthiness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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