dedicated
Definition of dedicated
1 : devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose : zealous a dedicated scholar a novelist with a dedicated following
2 : given over to a particular purpose a dedicated Web server The fees would be put into a dedicated fund for rebates that go directly to households and employers … — Tim Brennan and Marc Breslow
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Examples of dedicated in a Sentence
a dedicated follower of the television show who wouldn't dream of missing an episode
Recent Examples of dedicated from the Web
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Indeed, my hat is off to the dedicated public servants who are trying to do their jobs despite the chaos in the White House and Trump's deliberate effort to cripple our foreign-policy machinery.
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Welcome House Outreach (WHO) is a volunteer committee made up of Northern Kentucky women who are dedicated to raising awareness of and supporting Welcome House of Northern Kentucky Inc.
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Earth, a nonprofit dedicated to holistic treatments for special-needs children, at his massive Southampton mansion.
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This month the federal police merged its dedicated Lava Jato task force into a broader anti-corruption unit.
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The dedicated work of Bertozzo and colleagues has made sense of a mysterious Ouranosaurus, but, as much of an anatomical redescription, their paper is a reminder to take damn good notes.
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Last year, Facebook added a dedicated video tab — a mini-YouTube within its mobile app — so people interested only in watching videos on Facebook have a place to go.
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In a series of Snapchat videos, Kylie and Tyga turn up the PDA, almost to a level not suitable for even the most dedicated of fans.
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To keep it healthy, wash your beard with a dedicated beard shampoo and condition it daily with a beard oil, which adds nutrients and keeps it soft.
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Origin and Etymology of dedicated
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DEDICATED Defined for English Language Learners
dedicated
Definition of dedicated for English Language Learners
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: having very strong support for or loyalty to a person, group, cause, etc.
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: used only for one particular purpose
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