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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
ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
As demand continues to grow, state policymakers should remain committed to expanding quality school choice options so every student has the opportunity to thrive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Netflix has committed to build a $1 billion studio at Fort Monmouth, a former Army base in New Jersey.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Japan remains committed to strict screening and export controls to third countries and will not offer lethal weapons to countries at war, officials said, but granted that exceptions could be made to that limit.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
As demand continues to grow, state policymakers should remain committed to expanding quality school choice options so every student has the opportunity to thrive.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Anthropic has committed to using multiple gigawatts worth of Google TPUs.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Netflix has committed to build a $1 billion studio at Fort Monmouth, a former Army base in New Jersey.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committed
Verb
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The Knicks accomplished their goal of ranking top-10 on both sides of the floor this season under Brown.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Both include full integration of the climate controls into the screen, requiring more concentration to use and additional steps to make adjustments previously accomplished by pressing a simple button.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Each pledged his share to charity.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, has pledged to remove imposter accounts tied to scams that were recently flagged by the Manhattan district attorney's office, following a phone call between the two parties this week, the DA's office told ABC News Friday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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DFIs channeled public money into private equity funds whose managers paid themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to expand a health care regime that, in some cases, had effectively imprisoned the people who most needed help.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat who was imprisoned from 2018 to 2021, said Tuesday the agreement will lead to unfair competition and the erosion of Canada’s industrial base.—
Laura Dhillon Kane,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Alito has remained an active and engaged participant in the court's work, even after he was briefly hospitalized earlier this year for a health scare of undisclosed origin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Zander credits remaining engaged and excited.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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But its full potential as a global platform for national projects would be fulfilled by Starlink, the satellite internet service that Musk first announced in 2015.—
Ben Tarnoff,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the company has fulfilled nearly 65,000 orders, the quickest of which landed on the customer's doorstep in roughly 10 minutes.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The protest targeted a pastor whom activists accused of having ties to ICE operations, drawing a forceful response from the DOJ, which has vowed to see each case to a trial.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Earlier Sunday, the president vowed that the two sides will reach an agreement on a peace deal.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jess Park Given Toone’s absence, Park will be disappointed not to be handed a start against Spain or Iceland, with Kendall and Blindkilde Brown handed opportunities to impress.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Falling giants The lopsided matchup on paper may have handed the Kings a historical bellwether.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,208 political detainees remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Confronted by the local cops, Strahler admitted to creating and sending the images, then was arrested and jailed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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