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View definitions for deserved

deserved

adjective as in merited

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Maybe he got what he deserved for a perceived protest against not being paid to represent his country, but either way he was not exactly made to feel welcome by the home hoards.

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Norris unquestionably deserved the second place on the balance of the race, but his pit stop problem left the team with an agonising quandary.

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Against a Denmark team that is ranked 26 places above them in the rankings, Scotland worked like demons and deserved their point.

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Scotland battled hard and deserved a point after a shaky start where they continually failed to keep the ball.

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The aftermath of that defeat turned sour as hugely popular manager Mauricio Pochettino failed to get the backing he believed he deserved - the fracture with his chairman leading to his sacking six months later.

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

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