merits
Example Sentences
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Fusion research merits sustained government and private investment, because practical fusion energy would transform the world and because the research produces technologies of immediate value.
The other two parts are just, well, wanting, if not without their merits.
State lawmakers listened to ranchers debate the merits of the branding rules in a packed conference room in Kearney in October.
IonQ advanced to Stage B of DARPA’s initiative — meaning serious people with security clearances believe the company’s technology merits serious evaluation.
From MarketWatch
His valor is worth remembering on its merits, and the history is instructive about the threats now facing the U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.