as in meritorious
having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward
made charitable contributions to the American Red Cross and other worthy causes a worthy opponent in a tennis match
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Recent Examples of worthy
Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 30 July 2022
Whether an all-time great or a utility player, Vin Scully treated each player as an individual worthy of dignity and respect, never ridicule.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022
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Adjective
Freret Street is five minutes by cab from Carrollton and another worthy Uptown corridor, with an array of independent restaurants for lunch.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
One worthy of a few training camp cheers. Listen to previous podcasts and stay up-to-date on future pods by subscribing on Apple podcasts or on Spotify.
—Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 30 July 2022
Whether an all-time great or a utility player, Vin Scully treated each player as an individual worthy of dignity and respect, never ridicule.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthy
Adjective
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The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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In conclusion, time is running out for taxpayers to file meritorious claims, which include more than claims where eligibility is absolutely certain.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After helping Philadelphia reach the 2001 NBA Finals alongside another basketball immortal, MVP point guard Allen Iverson, and then playing an encore stint in 2001-02, the then-35-year-old Mutombo transitioned to another phase of his career.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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According to the Greek Archaic poets, he was seen as a handsome immortal who used golden arrows to spark love and interfere with the emotions of Gods and men.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Adrien Brody currently leads the way in the odds for best actor.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The monument features lava flows, cinder cones, and sagebrush steppe.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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One Man’s Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice, by Jack Fairweather On a gray wintry day in December 1970, Willy Brandt, the first postwar Social Democratic chancellor of West Germany, fell to his knees at a Warsaw monument to the Jews who had fought there against the Nazis.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The other notables were The Secret Life of Pets, which graced the charts 38 times this year, and Home, which nabbed 31 days of its 117-day total in 2024.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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Audible has production and development deals with other notables like President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, Daniel Dae Kim, Lorne Michaels and James Patterson.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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During his first run for office in 2016, Trump derided White House events for foreign dignitaries held in tents, saying that was an inappropriate way to entertain them.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article EVERETT – The Crimson Cafe was packed with dignitaries, and the Everett Marching Band was playing the school fight song as the guest of honor walked to the podium.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Still, Valéry’s eminence as a modernist is indisputable.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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But Mufasa doesn’t offer the iconic character a story worthy of his eminence.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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There he is befriended by Tommy, a seeming pillar of the community.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Germany could be one of the countries most exposed to tariffs if they are implemented as exports are a key pillar for its economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Worthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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