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a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
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The band – Tyler, guitarist Joe Perry, bassist Tom Hamilton and guitarist Brad Whitford, along with drummer John Douglas filling in for Joey Kramer – sounded in peak form for their deserved victory lap.
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USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
North Carolina South Regional Houston is the deserved top seed here and the beneficiary of the tournament’s easiest path.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
McDormand won for Three Billboards beating out Streep, yes, but also Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird, Margot Robbie for I, Tonya, and Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water — any of those three performances would’ve made for incredible and deserved wins, and the first for all the actresses involved.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2024
And the result was well deserved, with Ovalle putting Mexico ahead to stay in the 38th minute and Pelayo doubling the advantage midway through the second-half stoppage time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Posthumously, though, Cumming has been experiencing a much deserved mini-revival.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the obstacle is another person, who might challenge progress through resistance or injustice, such as a boss who does not give a deserved pay raise.
—Heather Lench, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
And for all the deserved flack first-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has received this season, coordinating a secondary to handle long-developing plays in zone coverage is his bailiwick.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
North Carolina South Regional Houston is the deserved top seed here and the beneficiary of the tournament’s easiest path.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
McDormand won for Three Billboards beating out Streep, yes, but also Saoirse Ronan for Lady Bird, Margot Robbie for I, Tonya, and Sally Hawkins for The Shape of Water — any of those three performances would’ve made for incredible and deserved wins, and the first for all the actresses involved.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2024
And the result was well deserved, with Ovalle putting Mexico ahead to stay in the 38th minute and Pelayo doubling the advantage midway through the second-half stoppage time.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Posthumously, though, Cumming has been experiencing a much deserved mini-revival.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the obstacle is another person, who might challenge progress through resistance or injustice, such as a boss who does not give a deserved pay raise.
—Heather Lench, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
And for all the deserved flack first-year defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has received this season, coordinating a secondary to handle long-developing plays in zone coverage is his bailiwick.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024
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deserved
adjective
de·served
-ˈzərvd 
: of, relating to, or being that which one deserves
a deserved punishment
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