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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The commissioner of one of the four power conferences publicly tossing out such a provocative idea is worthy of further examination.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
The Huskies, 38-21 with seven Quad 1 wins, were worthy of inclusion, but at-large berths became scarce.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
Such a rich life is worthy of honor and accolades, but Rangel wasn’t much on any of it.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
In Gauff and Pegula, the US has two of the top three seeds at the French Open for the first time since Venus and Serena Williams in 2010, and Pegula put up a performance worthy of her ranking.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025
The Huskies, 38-21 with seven Quad 1 wins, were worthy of inclusion, but at-large berths became scarce.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
Such a rich life is worthy of honor and accolades, but Rangel wasn’t much on any of it.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
In Gauff and Pegula, the US has two of the top three seeds at the French Open for the first time since Venus and Serena Williams in 2010, and Pegula put up a performance worthy of her ranking.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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“Worthy of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy%20of. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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