as in deserved
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
in light of her admission of having lied, the only rightful course of action for the governor would be to resign
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Recent Examples of rightful
Russia has never stopped seeing itself as a major player in international diplomacy, with a rightful place at the top table alongside the US and China.
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
As one of only five Black women to lead a billion-dollar company, Weaver’s work not only preserves the legacy of Nearest Green—the formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel how to distill—but reclaims a rightful place for Black craftsmanship and entrepreneurship in the American narrative.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
With a collective $210 million on the line, some claim to have been denied their rightful winnings.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 8 July 2025
And there are six more games for Buxton to add to those totals before taking his rightful place on the national stage.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
As one of only five Black women to lead a billion-dollar company, Weaver’s work not only preserves the legacy of Nearest Green—the formerly enslaved man who taught Jack Daniel how to distill—but reclaims a rightful place for Black craftsmanship and entrepreneurship in the American narrative.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
With a collective $210 million on the line, some claim to have been denied their rightful winnings.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 8 July 2025
And there are six more games for Buxton to add to those totals before taking his rightful place on the national stage.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rightful
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But there’s another aspect of military life that rarely gets deserved attention: the relentless cycle of relocation.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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More Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Regarding that deserved disrepute, the specifics of this new raid are startling.—
Steve Cortes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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But the common strand in their brutal methodology was the Marxist conviction that violence is a necessary and justified catalyst of change.—
Katja Hoyer,
semafor.com,
19 July 2025
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To convert justified public frustration into a license for withdrawal.—
Noliwe Rooks,
Time,
16 July 2025
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“Rightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rightful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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