Deserving
Deserving adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Next and deserving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Next" instead an adjective "Deserving".
Nearby Words: deserved, deservedly
Next
Next adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Both words in one sentence
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The Thursday Next series does this twice: first, Cindy Stoker in Something Rotten literally takes Thursday's place crossing the Styx, saying that Thursday is a better person than she will ever be, and more deserving of a second chance.
Source: Redemption Equals Death
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