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Recent Examples of deserve
As pediatric, trauma, and obstetrics care is being cut, Illinois patients deserve more than hollow promises of potential reinvestment sometime later.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
There are so many important reasons to just step up and run because voters deserve a choice.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 June 2025
CrowdStrike shares never deserved to be that low, but a move like that must be respected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The California religion professor who nominated Hood says that Hood's duties are 'a suffering kind of work' that deserve recognition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
There are so many important reasons to just step up and run because voters deserve a choice.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 June 2025
CrowdStrike shares never deserved to be that low, but a move like that must be respected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The California religion professor who nominated Hood says that Hood's duties are 'a suffering kind of work' that deserve recognition.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
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Any move to weaken the dollar might enrage Trump World, earning Japan bigger tariffs.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In a year that emphasized bold narratives and artistic risk, several standout films earned praise.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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