commits

present tense third-person singular of commit
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as in pledges
to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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Recent Examples of commits What the creator economy has introduced is the ability to spot signals of franchise potential long before anyone commits hundreds of millions of dollars. — Adam Goodman, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed in August, commits the three countries to regard an attack against one as an attack on all three, and to deepen military cooperation in other ways. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 Damascus is considering joining Saudi Arabia, along with Pakistan and Türkiye, in the Mecca Pact alliance that commits members to a NATO-style mutual defense arrangement. — Damian Zane, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Forecast commits, pricing exceptions, accepting security risk, supplier changes and headcount allocation. — Greg Genung, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Sai de Silva’s knee commits seppuku during Tipsy Tennis (patent pending). — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The casting was essential because the film only works if everyone commits completely to this ridiculous situation. — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Because Google Japan never half-commits to a concept, the contraption actually works. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 While Seattle's style of luxury usually requires deferring to a casual aesthetic, the Lotte commits to the kind of high-end hotel that appeals to international business moguls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
Verb
  • This suspect returns back to his car, retrieves his handgun, walks back over to the victim, who’s trying to crawl away with her life, and executes her.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The aircraft executes anti-surface warfare (ASuW) through elegant communications and data link systems.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Anthropic pledges 5 percent of its shares to its new public benefit fund as, altogether, new charitable pledges by AI companies will amount to the largest wealth giveaway in modern history.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic pledges 5% of its shares to new public benefit fund.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Without a mathematical component, education for citizenship leaves students only partially prepared for democratic participation.
    — Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Gators’ understandably rigourous standards for inclusion leaves Meyer as the last man who is qualified.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some progressives saw the former prosecutor as part of a criminal justice establishment that disproportionately imprisons Black men.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Artistically and emotionally, Fatherland accomplishes more in its 82-minute runtime than any two-hour-plus movie released this year.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Seattle accomplishes this by masterfully disguising defensive assignments before the snap, which can force Mahomes to diagnose where to go with the football only after dropping back.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In every case, the candidate under consideration vows to go to Washington, or to Lansing, and put the people ahead of politics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • McKinney would prioritize public safety and vows to go after demonstrators who block freeways or engage in conduct similar to the 2024 pro-Palestine encampments on UCLA’s campus.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Rodrigo regularly hands a bouquet to a fan or a special guest in the crowd.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The universal glee of getting tacos (Silvia Razgova) Picture the moment when a taquero hands you a warm paper plate heaping with warm tortillas and meats on a street in Los Angeles.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Any city that jails newspaper publishers and its brightest young people is not a wise place to make long-term investments.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Only 65 people rebooked into those counties’ jails two or more times through June 2026 were eventually released on bond.
    — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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