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Recent Examples of deserve
Every child’s brain deserves protection — not just the ones whose parents know their way around an app’s settings.
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Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Kansas City’s families deserve nothing less.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Tough shrubs for the long haul A few shrubs deserve a spot on any heat-tolerant list.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
State legislators ratified pay increases for 42,000 state employees Wednesday as Democrats said the workers deserve the raises and Republicans argued that many state workers are already paid enough.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Kansas City’s families deserve nothing less.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Tough shrubs for the long haul A few shrubs deserve a spot on any heat-tolerant list.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
State legislators ratified pay increases for 42,000 state employees Wednesday as Democrats said the workers deserve the raises and Republicans argued that many state workers are already paid enough.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deserve
earn
Verb
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The Thunder earned a bit of a break and await the Lakers, potentially without Luka Dončić.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 May 2026
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Plus, earn 5% total cash back on hotel, car rentals and attractions booked with Citi Travel.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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“Deserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deserve. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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