committed
adjective
com·mit·ted
kə-ˈmi-təd 
1
: placed in confinement (as in a mental institution)
committed patients
2
: having made a pledge or commitment to someone (such as a romantic partner) or something (such as a cause)
committed partners
a committed parent/teacher
strongly committed to the fight for equal rights
also
: characterized by such a pledge or commitment
two people in a committed relationship
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During the decade since, even more home cooks have been in a committed relationship with creative riffs like Marry Me Chicken Soup, Marry Me Chicken Pasta Salad, and Marry Me Chicken Pasta.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Dudasik, meanwhile, remains committed to the work that remains — physical, economic, but also cultural and political.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Democrats remained committed to their demands for extending expiring Biden-era Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government, and the White House reaffirmed mass layoff plans and slashed federal projects already funded in blue states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
No doubt drawing optimism from having weathered severe crises before, the Cuban government seems committed to a state of defiance.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Dudasik, meanwhile, remains committed to the work that remains — physical, economic, but also cultural and political.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Democrats remained committed to their demands for extending expiring Biden-era Obamacare subsidies in exchange for reopening the government, and the White House reaffirmed mass layoff plans and slashed federal projects already funded in blue states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
No doubt drawing optimism from having weathered severe crises before, the Cuban government seems committed to a state of defiance.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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