meritoriously
Americanadverb
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She graduated from her corporal school at the top of her class and was meritoriously promoted ahead of peers to sergeant in Kuwait, not long before landing in Afghanistan.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
He had not belonged to the aspiring self-taught, who meritoriously haunt the night schools and free libraries with a view to improving their minds.
From T. Tembarom by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Catholics would provide, as they have hitherto done so meritoriously and with a remarkable liberality, for themselves.
From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by John Bright
They were great qualities, without which no high place can be meritoriously won; but, like fire and water, though excellent servants, they were very bad masters.
From Dickens As an Educator by James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes
Around him were innumerable celestial cars ridden by beings who had acted meritoriously while in this world.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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