Merit and Win

Merit

Merit verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

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Win and merit are semantically related in get topic. In some cases you can use "Win" instead the word "Merit" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

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Merit and win are semantically related in get topic. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead the word "Win" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: winning, winner, wining

pure	pure merit	pure win
special	special merit	special win
equal	equal merit	equal win
perfect	perfect merit	perfect win
Other adjectives: standard, single, cheap, real, huge, bad, major, possible, final, significant, overall.

While he's right about the fact that Uraraka had a plan, she actually declined Midoriya's help, wanting to win or lose on her own merit.

Source: Right for the Wrong Reasons
Furthermore, in 1904, TR became the first "Accidental President" to win a second term on his own merit, as an extra insult to injury.

Source: Reassignment Backfire
The objective isn't to win, of course (and generally the cases are without merit) but to bankrupt the other side with legal fees if they don't back down.

Source: Literature / Going Clear

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