worthiness

noun

Definition of worthinessnext
as in value

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Recent Examples of worthiness Daniela has killed a man for the crime of not being her Jason, but rather another Jason whose personal history and worthiness align with his almost completely. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthiness
  1. value
  2. worth
  3. importance
  4. fame
  5. substance
  6. eminence
  7. prominence
  8. seriousness
Noun
  • Republicans and Democrats alike have faced anger from voters anxious about the impact a data center built in their community will have on utility bills, property values, and quality of life.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2026
  • SpaceX got the rest of the contracts, with 22 launches booked on Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets for a total value of $4 billion.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of value
Noun
  • The construction moved the equivalent of about 500 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of earth, part of which was reused to shape Madring’s layout.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The brazen and agonizing theft of 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels from display cases in the Louvre's Apollo gallery served as a wake-up call.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of worth
Noun
  • With so many of the buildings downtown with any kind of historic architectural significance already under landmark protections, Berman has shifted his focus to preserving properties with some kind of social importance.
    — David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ayari’s importance to Hurzeler is undiminished so far this season.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of importance
Noun
  • The 25-year-old influencer catapulted to viral TikTok fame in 2022 by uploading unfiltered glimpses of her life as marketing student at the University of Miami.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Due to his fame, the military initially tried to keep Stewart, who was a licensed commercial pilot, stateside as a flight instructor and used him for publicity and March of Dimes promotional tours.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fame
Noun
  • One informed step will show whether the idea has enough substance to become part of your larger direction.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The substance of the blowout at the bottom of Jessi’s stairs is all in the subtext.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of substance
Noun
  • Lukas Dhont’s war drama Coward, yet another Cannes entry (the festival’s pre-eminence in this category continues), is another that critics are high on.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of eminence
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  • As humans burn fossil fuels and heat the planet, the question of whether solar geoengineering can and should move from theory to reality is gaining prominence.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany, or AfD, fell just short of a majority in Sunday’s vote in Saxony-Anhalt, a small eastern state that gained outsized prominence as AfD eyed power there.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of prominence
Noun
  • Adding an eclectic soundtrack that mixes opera with vintage French pop and jaunty tunes that sound like they were lifted from 1960s French comedies, the filmmakers make generous allowances for humor amid the seriousness of the profession.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the summer, several players were considered, to varying degrees of seriousness.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of seriousness

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