Thesaurus results for DESERVES

deserves

verb

present tense third-person singular of deserve

as in earns

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

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Recent Examples of deserves But this year’s contest deserves much more attention. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026 But the English cucumber is a very unique sort of cucumber and deserves its own attention. — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Climate justice is a civil rights issue, and everyone whose life is impacted by it deserves to be part of the conversation. — Isabella Montealegre, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026 The actress recently stepped out in New York City wearing a nostalgic look that deserves a second glance. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 2 July 2026 There are other options, but regardless of what’s on the table for the future, burnout deserves to be taken seriously rather than explained away out of pride, guilt, or habit. — Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Whether in the spirit of saving or eulogizing the industry, the question of its influence deserves serious thought. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Good policy deserves careful review before implementation. — Jeffrey S. Trimbath, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026 For CFOs across banks, payments companies, and nonbank lenders, Open Standard’s upcoming launch of Open USD, a new stablecoin for global money movement, deserves more than a cursory glance at yet another stablecoin brand. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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The gateway earns its place where an integration is shared, permissioned, observable or reused across many agents, and buyers should be honest about how much of their tool access clears that bar.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Currently, a person who earns $184,500 per year pays the same amount in annual Social Security taxes as a person who earns $5 million per year.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

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