commitments

noun

plural of commitment
as in obligations
something one must do because of prior agreement they made a commitment to pay the bill upon receipt of their order

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Recent Examples of commitments That effectively takes a large portion of the National Guard off the table, narrowing the pool of available units at a time when the force is also balancing deployments and other commitments overseas. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Even if pressed, make no commitments with a partner or close friend. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026 That choice is only possible when people can trust that the commitments supporting those careers will remain reliable. — Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Second, understand and respect your time limits, dedicating specific hours weekly and prioritizing other life commitments to avoid overwork. — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 When governments don’t align practices with commitments, everyday taxpayers end up funding gun violence. — Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Anmuth also observed the strength in AWS’ AI and chips businesses, Graviton revenue commitments, and AWS’ core business. — CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 Especially with big market teams like the Mets or Giants desperate for pitching and capable of making big salary commitments. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The software also tracks verbal commitments in a log called the Promise Ledger, so that staff can be held accountable during performance reviews. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commitments
  1. obligations
  2. responsibilities
  3. duties
  4. needs
Noun
  • But fewer will be able to afford the choice, especially when housing, family obligations and student debt are part of the calculation.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The presidential pardon relieved him of his remaining federal probation obligations.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of obligations
Noun
  • Like Bill Gates and MacKenzie Scott today, Rosenwald realized that people who command great wealth have corresponding responsibilities to help others.
    — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Its quincunx to Saturn in your 4th House of Home may ask you to balance growth with family, housing, or emotional responsibilities.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • Hope Davis as Nancy Reagan Hope Davis plays Nancy Reagan, who, beyond her duties as first lady, was one of her husband’s closest confidantes and wielded considerable influence behind the scenes during his presidency.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Homeowners reported a swift meeting at which officers discussed a reorganization of their specific duties and the hiring of an elevator expert to fix the chronically malfunctioning, overloaded elevators.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • As each character assigns the snow’s meaning according to their needs, the village begins to fracture.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This might not be that time, with major needs still at play, namely 3-point spacing, a starting shooting guard, and another big body for the power rotation.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of needs

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