deserve

as in to earn
to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

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Recent Examples of deserve Uber Eats: Voters who can’t leave the couch while watching the results roll in on Tuesday night deserve a deal, too. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Everyone's favorite casserole deserves a bit of extra attention so each bite is perfect. Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024 Leah tells us about the lone woman who advocated for helping them, declaring that each one was someone’s son and deserved a bit of human decency. Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 Just like Vinicius in grounds across Spain, however, Lamine did not deserve the racist abuse leveled at him which can be heard in videos shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deserve 

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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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