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as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in imprisoned
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 committed
Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
This is a sadist who is surprisingly committed to consent.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Of Peruvian descent, Rebaza is committed to elevating diverse voices across film and television.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
If in a committed relationship, a spicy interchange could be followed by a healing one.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
This is a sadist who is surprisingly committed to consent.
—Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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
Of Peruvian descent, Rebaza is committed to elevating diverse voices across film and television.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committed
Verb
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The carpeting and furnishings in these three areas and its electrical outlets were redone just two years ago, according to the Kennedy Center, and were accomplished without interrupting performances and programming.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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If the goal is to just hang around, win 81 games, and pray for a Wild Card spot, then congratulations — mission accomplished.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On Saturday, Providence pledged its support for Watts and its faith in the agency’s future.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates and the United States have already pledged $1 billion to Trump’s Board of Peace, according to two officials close to the board's funding matters.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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The president is supported by the Fuerza Popular party, led by presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori the daughter of a former president who was imprisoned for human rights abuses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Their relationship with Rodwell consists of these daily calls and visits to the North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner, where Rodwell is imprisoned.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Since then, my father-in-law has become engaged to a woman who, frankly, is not liked by anyone in our family.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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In just one year, AI adoption jumped from about 20 to 36 percent among engaged couples.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Companies are also betting big on humanoid robots, which could eventually take over many tasks currently being fulfilled by humans.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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The show was providing legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates, including Representative Jasmine Crockett, and presented options for how equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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However, Magyar has vowed to bring home billions in funding the EU has suspended to Hungary over its concerns that Orbán has eroded democratic institutions, reduced judicial independence and failed to tackle corruption.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The government has vowed to appeal the decision.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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With equal panache, and without cutting away, the narrative focus is handed like a baton in a relay race to the arriving Mayor Dumont (Josse De Pauw) and his daughter and press attaché Marie (Violet Braeckman).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Feb. 2026
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He was jailed in January 2021 and moved to an Arctic penal colony in late 2023.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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For example, Yasser Abu Shabab, the now-deceased head of one of the gangs, reportedly escaped prison, where he was jailed for drug smuggling.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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