as in deserved
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
in light of her admission of having lied, the only rightful course of action for the governor would be to resign
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The opposition cried foul, claiming that Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was the rightful winner.
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
In the film, as the journalists relentlessly work to track down the man, a decade’s worth of secrets and injustice carried out in foreign reporting are unraveled to ultimately give the photographer his rightful recognition.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Chris Evans' Steve Rogers passed the proverbial torch and literal shield to Sam Wilson, portrayed by Anthony Mackie, after returning the Infinity Stones to their rightful place in time and space.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
What Fury Brings, due out this fall from Feiwel, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, tells the tale of a warrior princess who must kidnap a husband of noble blood from a neighboring kingdom in order to take her rightful place as queen, according to an official synopsis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
In the film, as the journalists relentlessly work to track down the man, a decade’s worth of secrets and injustice carried out in foreign reporting are unraveled to ultimately give the photographer his rightful recognition.
—Shayeza Walid, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Chris Evans' Steve Rogers passed the proverbial torch and literal shield to Sam Wilson, portrayed by Anthony Mackie, after returning the Infinity Stones to their rightful place in time and space.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
What Fury Brings, due out this fall from Feiwel, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, tells the tale of a warrior princess who must kidnap a husband of noble blood from a neighboring kingdom in order to take her rightful place as queen, according to an official synopsis.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightful. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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