be in line for

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due n.
guerdon n.
deserve v.
earn v.
entitle v.
merit v.

NOUN

due

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation interest payment rate repayment right

STRONG

claim comeuppance deserts entitlement guerdon merits need perquisite prerogative privilege recompense reprisal retaliation retribution revenge rights satisfaction title vengeance

WEAK

what is coming to one

NOUN

guerdon

Synonyms

STRONG

claim comeuppance compensation desert deserts entitlement interest merits need payment perquisite prerogative privilege rate recompense repayment reprisal retaliation retribution revenge reward right rights

WEAK

satisfa

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage forgiveness pardon penalty sympathy

VERB

deserve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earn gain get justify merit warrant win

STRONG

demand procure rate

WEAK

be given one's due be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have it coming have the right to lay claim to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

VERB

earn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire bring in collect derive draw gain get make obtain pick up realize reap receive score secure win

STRONG

attain clear consummate cop effect gather gross hustle net perform procure profit pull rate snag sock turn wrangle

WEAK

be gainfully employed bring home bring home the bacon bring home the groceries clean up make fast buck make it big pay one's dues pull down scare up scrape together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade fail forfeit give lose miss pass spend surrender yield

STRONG

give in neglect

WEAK

cost throw away

VERB

entitle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow authorize empower enable permit warrant

STRONG

accredit enfranchise let license rate

WEAK

confer a right fit for have coming make eligible qualify for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow refuse reject

VERB

merit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deserve just deserts justify warrant

STRONG

earn incur rate

WEAK

be worthy get one's comeuppance get one's due get what is coming have a claim have a right have coming

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be in line for

A target customer for many is the Pentagon, which might be in line for a historic budget increase that would shower space programs with billions of dollars in new funding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Her firm has been getting calls daily from people who want to see if they could be in line for money from the IRS.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Among those is Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, and is rumored to be in line for a promotion to one of the department’s top jobs.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

AC Milan and England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek could well be in line for a return to the Premier League, if multiple reports are to be believed.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

As cyclotrons around the world contributed to the list of known isotopes, rumors and expectations began to surface that the accelerator’s inventor might be in line for the Nobel Prize.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

be in line for

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