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as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.
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Recent Examples of commit
Tight end Rocky Cummings, who has committed to Cal, has five TD receptions in the last two games.
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
As part of the FCC approval of Skydance’s purchase of Paramount Global, the company also committed to the hiring of an ombudsman.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
There was no such list, it was announced, and Epstein definitely committed suicide and wasn’t, as the conspiracy-minded suggest, murdered by those wishing to silence him.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
As part of the FCC approval of Skydance’s purchase of Paramount Global, the company also committed to the hiring of an ombudsman.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
There was no such list, it was announced, and Epstein definitely committed suicide and wasn’t, as the conspiracy-minded suggest, murdered by those wishing to silence him.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Accords will become a critical part of securing regional peace as the subsequent steps of the 20-point plan are executed, and likely cement the president’s place in history if all major countries in the region sign the covenant.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the 2015 season, the two veteran leaders pledged to take a trip to South Africa together if the Broncos made the Super Bowl.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the factory closed, Cano joined litigation involving Sae-A Trading, another Korean company which used to purchase KOA Modas’s apparel on Target’s behalf and, after a lengthy legal battle, pledged to fulfill the vast majority of severance payments.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Markus Breitenecker, chief operating officer, is leaving his post with immediate effect.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and was assassinated in 2022 at a campaign rally, two years after leaving office.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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He was convicted of heroin possession, jailed for six years, and released in 1992.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Although the Peacock adaptation didn't show a full shot of Gacy in his clown costume, the series included scenes of him talking about his passion for dressing up as a clown and publicly performing as one.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Mamdani’s substantial campaign promises would require significant outside help to ultimately come to fruition, including cooperation from state legislators and Governor Kathy Hochul, who has vowed not to hike taxes on wealthy New Yorkers.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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But who will actually exchange vows?—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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And while handing Ole Miss its first loss of the year was reason to celebrate, things got pretty somber rather quickly for the Bulldogs after learning the injury status of one of their top playmakers.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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There are Reddit groups dedicated to the hobby of collecting new and vintage matchbooks, and even a website called Matchbooktraveler that catalogs restaurants in the United States that hand them out.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been imprisoned on Bali since 2012.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The recipient was the dissident theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who had been imprisoned several months earlier, on account of his opposition to the Nazi regime.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commit. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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