as in worthy
having worth or value
a worthwhile investment The money is for a worthwhile cause. The trip was worthwhile.
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Recent Examples of worthwhile
At first, the larger audiences available online, especially through social media, made the trade-offs seem worthwhile.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Despite the trends, Native Roots’ unique business model has proved worthwhile as the market has fallen on hard times post-pandemic, since having gasoline means access to a secondary revenue stream.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
For people on the upper levels, above 60%, a quality Frigidaire dehumidifier may be a worthwhile investment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
One worthwhile excursion, combining history with views of the area’s notable landmarks, brings you to Kız Kulesi (the Maiden’s Tower), which is set on an island between the two continents.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Despite the trends, Native Roots’ unique business model has proved worthwhile as the market has fallen on hard times post-pandemic, since having gasoline means access to a secondary revenue stream.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025
For people on the upper levels, above 60%, a quality Frigidaire dehumidifier may be a worthwhile investment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
One worthwhile excursion, combining history with views of the area’s notable landmarks, brings you to Kız Kulesi (the Maiden’s Tower), which is set on an island between the two continents.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthwhile
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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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Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest book by the scholar Phillips Payson O’Brien on Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler as strategists is a worthy entry.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Worthwhile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthwhile. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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