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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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Bournemouth and Fulham have left Tyneside with deserved victories and Howe has appeared reluctant to use his replacements early.
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The lead single off the Italian synth-pop project Baltimora’s debut LP has stalked our social media feeds in recent years, giving it a much deserved spotlight in absurd infamy.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Democrats and Republicans would earn deserved gratitude from voters for advancing a recall process that gives it to them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
This multipart victory lap is both deserved and de rigueur for a late-night juggernaut that’s been in love with itself since Year One.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
The lead single off the Italian synth-pop project Baltimora’s debut LP has stalked our social media feeds in recent years, giving it a much deserved spotlight in absurd infamy.
—Spin Editors, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2025
Democrats and Republicans would earn deserved gratitude from voters for advancing a recall process that gives it to them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
This multipart victory lap is both deserved and de rigueur for a late-night juggernaut that’s been in love with itself since Year One.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Deserved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deserved. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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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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