deserts

NOUN

what is due one

Synonyms

STRONG

chastening chastisement comeuppance compensation deserving discipline disciplining due guerdon lumps meed merit payment penalty punishment recompense requital retribution return revenge reward right

WEAK

get hers get his talion what is coming to one what one is asking for

Antonyms

STRONG

award forgiveness pardon penalty reward sympathy

Example Sentences

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"The plant fossil record tells an incredible story: The landscape shifted from lush wetlands to dry, fire-swept grasslands and semideserts," said Rahab N. Kinyanjui at the National Museums of Kenya / Max Planck Institute.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 2025

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