recommit
verb
re·com·mit
ˌrē-kə-ˈmit 
recommitted; recommitting; recommits
1
: to refer (something, such as a bill) back to a committee
2
: to entrust or consign again
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Judge Gina Jones ordered Withrow on March 13 recommitted for psychiatric treatment, court filings show.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The message carried the tone of a player who had spent a turbulent week in limbo — publicly traded, publicly un-traded and now publicly recommitting to the team that drafted him.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
And Orlando residents can recommit themselves to the spirit of unity that encompassed their grief and pushed them to strive for something better.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Since his diagnosis, however, he's recommitted himself to it.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The message carried the tone of a player who had spent a turbulent week in limbo — publicly traded, publicly un-traded and now publicly recommitting to the team that drafted him.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
And Orlando residents can recommit themselves to the spirit of unity that encompassed their grief and pushed them to strive for something better.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Since his diagnosis, however, he's recommitted himself to it.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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recommit
verb
re·com·mit
ˌrē-kə-ˈmit
1
: to refer (as a bill) again to a committee
2
: to commit again
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