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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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The band – Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton and guitarist Brad Whitford, along with drummer John Douglas filling in for Joey Kramer – sounded in peak form for their deserved victory lap.
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
North Carolina South Regional Houston is the deserved top seed here and the beneficiary of the tournament’s easiest path.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
North Carolina South Regional Houston is the deserved top seed here and the beneficiary of the tournament’s easiest path.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deserved
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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deserved
adjective
de·served
-ˈzərvd 
: of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
a deserved punishment
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