COMMENDED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of commend

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another I commend my fate into your hands

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Recent Examples of commended Donning a loud orange and curly wig, Tel commended KC for its hospitality as a host city. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 As free press advocates rail against the privacy act lawsuit, Fox News commended the stay in a statement shared with The Guardian. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026 Popović commended the Bay Area for the show its put on this far, with his team having stayed at The Claremont in Berkeley’s hills and practiced at the old Oakland Raiders’ facility in Alameda. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 In a news release announcing the arrest, Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter expressed condolences to the family and commended the professionalism of the responding officers. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Andrew MacDonald, the lifeboat commander on the rescue boat that responded to the incident, commended Archie’s quick thinking in the statement shared by the RNLI. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 The mayor and commissioner said police will be out in full force for the parade, as both commended NYPD officers for their work Saturday night when 63 people were arrested. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 15 June 2026 Macron commended Trump for the announcement of the memorandum of understanding with Iran and for attending the G7 summit, which France is hosting, during his opening remarks. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026 City leaders commended the bravery of the emergency personnel who performed the search during large surf, powerful currents and limited underwater visibility. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

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To solve this, the team handed the keys to artificial intelligence.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
In the span of a week in January, Canha was handed premier cutlery and an accessible kitchen filled with all the necessities — in front of the entire world.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of handed

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But a new watchdog memo raises serious questions about whether the private contractors entrusted with that work are adequately protecting taxpayer information.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
As orphanages closed, more orphans and low-income children were entrusted to the care of foster parents in private homes.

— Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of gave

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Connecticut’s own tax fairness studies also show regressive tax burdens are more easily transferred from one entity to another.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
In the case of the missing children, they may have been trapped under the rubble, separated from their relatives, transferred without immediate communication or belonged to entire families whose whereabouts remain unknown.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of transferred

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Such tests are not recommended for cognitively healthy people, but specialists can use them in people with signs of mild cognitive impairment or more advanced dementia.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
At that time, an 18-member Standardized Testing Task Force convened by the Academic Senate had recommended that the use of SAT and ACT tests be continued.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of recommended

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Yes, the executive has the power under the law to issue and terminate TPS, but the law is clear that this is not a decision delegated to the occupant of the Oval Office; it’s supposed to be made by Homeland Security officials after careful consideration of country conditions by experts.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
Under the agreement approved by the board, Chancellor Rodrigues will work with Levine to identify an outside consultant to review governance documents, delegated authorities and university boards of trustees policies throughout the university system.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of delegated

Verb

American viewers are used to seeing their football coverage delivered by Brits and/or other Europeans.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Grid Dynamics says the platform has delivered measurable gains, including inspection cycles up to 1,000 times faster and anomaly detection 24 times quicker in industrial deployments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

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