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deserved

adjective as in merited

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"It was difficult to keep everything going in the second half. We did excellent, we deserved to win."

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He posted a 2.96 ERA in 14 regular-season outings, enough to convince the Yankees he deserved the ball in the most important game of the year.

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If so, all Blacks deserved to be treated as full and equal citizens.

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"This is wonderful news indeed, and very well deserved," said Professor Lesley Cohen, Associate Provost in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London.

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"I'm so sorry. They deserved better," he said, referring to his seven children, most of whom were in the courtroom.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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