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well-deserved

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And the violence in this minigenre is usually off-camera or well-deserved.

In Lady Constance’s mind, those hard-to-get tickets to Pirates on Holiday were a well-deserved payment for her own kindness and charitable spirit.

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When Govan returned to the stageto begin the well-deserved tributes to the artist and filmmaker of the hour, the game had been won, the effusive cheering had died down, and the phones had been respectfully put away.

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Dobie also had a hand in Rowe's second-half try before collecting Van der Merwe's pass off the floor to sprint in for a well-deserved hat-trick.

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There’s a low-key atmosphere at resorts, the days are longer and warmer, and the sun shines more often, meaning less frostbite and more opportunities to celebrate alpine culture with a well-deserved après-ski libation on a sunny patio in late afternoon.

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

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