1
as in worthy
deserving of high regard or great approval
worked all night with meritorious determination to get the project done on time
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as in good
having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward
all agreed that the most meritorious science project had won the competition
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Recent Examples of meritorious
District 204 community volunteer Jillian Gibson was recognized with the award of meritorious service.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Principled commitment to board diversity standards may continue to be meritorious.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In conclusion, time is running out for taxpayers to file meritorious claims, which include more than claims where eligibility is absolutely certain.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
The award of meritorious service is given to those who have gone above and beyond in service to their school communities.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Principled commitment to board diversity standards may continue to be meritorious.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In conclusion, time is running out for taxpayers to file meritorious claims, which include more than claims where eligibility is absolutely certain.
—Tom Cullinan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meritorious
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Yet such is the enduring interest in the subject that there is always room for another one, and the newest book by the scholar Phillips Payson O’Brien on Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler as strategists is a worthy entry.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s goal to correct longstanding trade imbalances and bring more manufacturing back to America is a worthy one, supported by the vast majority of the country.—
Scott Whitaker,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In a survey of more than 15,000 users after its rollout in 2024, 90% of respondents ranked their experience as excellent or above average.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Scott McKenna bossing the defence, Fabio Silva scoring goals for fun, Oli McBurnie bashing around and suddenly speaking excellent Spanish… this is a cause to believe in.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The planned decimation of American space science, coupled with the total dysfunction in our human space program, squanders the admirable U.S. record and accomplishments.—
Louis Friedman,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2025
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While the attempt at genre homage is admirable, Until Dawn seems trapped by the tonal demands of these shifts.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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The fact that the Met is staging so many new works is fundamentally praiseworthy.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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In some quarters of our society, there seems to be an eagerness to vilify great—though humanly imperfect—historical figures who have long represented praiseworthy contributions to our nation’s success.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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In another laudable effort, Exodus has since 2020 run the Mountain Lioness Project, in Tanzania, which has so far trained 30 women porters to work as guides on Mount Kilimanjaro.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Of course, courage in the face of adversity is laudable, generically speaking, but wisdom is rarely rigid.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Cunha’s response to being left on the bench after a four-game suspension was creditable.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Medicare has some formulas to determine whether the coverage is creditable.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Court documents show Blankenship has been employed by the city since 2006 following his honorable discharge from the Coast Guard.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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White Painted Woman was a model of heroism and honorable womanhood: When evil monsters were hunting the Apache people, the White Painted Woman gave birth to a son who would destroy the creatures to help make Earth inhabitable for humanity.—
Alejandra Rubio,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Meritorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meritorious. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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