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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
And lastly, Kessler is committing to building a strong financial footing for the tour in its next 75 years.
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Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The forward committed two turnovers, missed a 3-point attempt and failed to get back in transition in a three-plus minute stretch that helped the Warriors get back into the game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The forward committed two turnovers, missed a 3-point attempt and failed to get back in transition in a three-plus minute stretch that helped the Warriors get back into the game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Yet, there’s no point in thinking about Indiana if the Knicks aren’t going to execute the basics against the defending champions.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Vulnerabilities result from programming errors found in webserver software that, when exploited, allow attackers to execute malicious code in the browsers of people visiting an affected website.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2025
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Montenegro has pledged to avoid any cooperation with the far-right Chega party.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Since the report’s release, each member of the Taskforce — which runs alongside Kate’s broader Shaping Us campaign — has pledged to take action.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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What is left of the two helicopters — which were revealed to be Robinson R-44 models — have been sent to the city of Turku for investigation, according to the Estonia outlet.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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What's left is rosemary, a spice that many, many people already have in their kitchen, or maybe even growing like an angry weed in their backyard.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Most zinnias perform better in nutrient-rich soil, so place them several feet away from your corn.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Bonta, the California attorney general, has vowed to sue.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Changes to Medicaid: Trump has vowed to protect Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for Americans with low incomes and disabilities.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Clean energy investment was worth $2.1 trillion in 2024, and while America’s clean energy economy has boomed since 2022, ceding this economic opportunity by killing off a fast-growing industry will hand that investment and jobs growth to competitors like China and the European Union.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Why did Haaland hand the ball over to Omar Marmoush?—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On the other hand is what some might consider a fate worse than death, of living imprisoned in a body entirely without choice, without freedom.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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The Trump administration deported over 200 immigrants to the Central American country in two separate flights after securing a deal with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, which involved paying the nation's government millions of dollars to imprison migrants.—
Billal Rahman
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commit. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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