commitments

plural of commitment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of commitments Michael Mankins and Matthew Crupi want value maximization back as the objective, with stakeholder commitments as hard or soft constraints. Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Call it Comer 2035, a vision separate from the system’s broader Elevate 2035 plan that would articulate Comer’s pediatric-specific values and commitments. Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Indecisiveness and the inability to keep commitments are a widespread social problem, which has indeed led to the demise of private entertaining. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 Its core commitments are voluntary and informed participation, minimization of harm to participants, confidentiality and prior approval by an institutional review board that weighs risk against scientific value. Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The agreements include binding volume commitments, take-or-pay provisions and, in many cases, price floors. Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The Moon enters Aries and your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, Intimacy, and Mutual Support, bringing focus to budgets, agreements, access, debts, or private commitments. Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026 The home is large enough that everyone has their own bedroom and bathroom, and Carrie is frequently busy with work, meetings, events and other commitments. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 Tillman could receive warrants to purchase up to $100 million of NANO Nuclear stock, with most of the warrants tied to future reactor purchase commitments and project-development milestones. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commitments
Noun
  • In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The school board directed the Superintendent to determine what the district’s financial obligations would be if a Schools of Hope charter occupied a closed school.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most children are forgotten in cars when caregivers are operating on autopilot mode while juggling several responsibilities at once.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While the department attributes the opacity around its procurement and distribution of its massive, $1 trillion budget to the sheer size of the agency and its responsibilities, the GAO has found evidence instead of pervasive money mismanagement.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Welch did not remove Benton from his committee assignments and other caucus duties until February.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Rocket Mortgage is more flexible than many competitors and may suit unique needs better.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Philanthropy takes center stage Organizers vowed to work with nonprofit partners to put the grants toward their most urgent and underresourced needs.
    James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Commitments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commitments. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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