worthy of
idiom
: good enough to have been written, said, done, or created by (someone, especially someone famous)
a symphony worthy of Mahler
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When the replacements are a first-time play caller and a former NFL head coach who hasn’t coached in college in more than 20 years, that’s worthy of No. 1 on this list.
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Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Particularly worthy of a mention is their high, body-contouring waistband.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
As in, to name is to announce worthy of remembrance.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
The #MeToo movement ousted abusive men from power, and even ideas as expansive as reparations for slavery were no longer dismissed by the party’s mainstream but deemed worthy of study.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Particularly worthy of a mention is their high, body-contouring waistband.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
As in, to name is to announce worthy of remembrance.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2025
The #MeToo movement ousted abusive men from power, and even ideas as expansive as reparations for slavery were no longer dismissed by the party’s mainstream but deemed worthy of study.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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