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 For the sake of their fans, hopefully their next GM accepts this fate, is OK with taking a step back and commits to a path that at least creates some light at the end of the tunnel. Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 That commits a patient to a network for years, at an age when health needs may be hard to forecast. Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 And now, with The Odyssey marking her latest fashion chapter, we’re reminded once again that no one commits to the bit quite like her. Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 July 2026 Once Emily commits to stepping away from what tethered her to her past, a new freedom, and maybe new fears, emerge. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026 Jaxon Dollar is one of Georgia football’s top commits in its 2027 recruiting class. Connor Riley, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 The joint city-state Bus Action Plan also commits the MTA to improving bus maintenance across the fleet. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026 This binding international treaty commits states to AI systems that respect human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Alain Berset, Time, 6 July 2026 Those say the association's judicial body may suspend a disciplinary measure, which will be re-imposed if the player at issue commits a similar infringement during the probation period. Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
Verb
  • That puts Femi in a bit of a holding pattern until WWE executes that feud.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Every time the user opens an OWA tab in the browser, the normal OWA sync process automatically executes OWAReaper.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Opposition leader pledges to return Maduro claimed victory in a 2024 election in which the opposition leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, was banned from running.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Ultimately, no matter what pledges a company or country adopts, actually making things change on the ground is what slows emissions.
    Justin Worland, Time, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Addam and Seasmoke escort Syrax, which leaves Caraxes and Daemon to finish off Sheepstealer.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One leaves abruptly, her designer purse slamming against a bystander.
    Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • County leaders vowed to legally oppose the facility, pointing to county zoning laws that do not allow for detention centers or any type of facility that holds or imprisons people on county land.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
  • But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.
    Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond simply removing snakes, the challenge accomplishes a few key goals.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2026
  • But Fortune’s thoughtful little charmer accomplishes the tricky task of dramatizing trauma and healing in terms accessible to all ages.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps just as remarkably, Tyland Lannister vows to die beside him.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Several of Swift’s close friends and colleagues, including Ravnik, were there to see the pair exchange vows.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • FastMove basically hands you the powers of an IT specialist without needing to be one.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • Sam then hands the drawings to the performers, who play them out for the guessers to the best of their abilities.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • The facility is one of 11 Kentucky jails that contract with ICE to detain people.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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