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Definition of committednext

committed

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verb

past tense of commit
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as in vowed
to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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Recent Examples of committed
Adjective
Sport offers scarce assets, global audiences, emotionally committed communities and hundreds of billions of dollars of underlying enterprise value. — Julian La Picque, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The Office of the Attorney General remains committed to conducting an investigation guided only by the facts, the evidence, and the law. — Kelsie Cairns , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
DeAngelo evaded capture for decades before DNA evidence linked him to murders committed in the 1970s and 1980s. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The launch is built around a dedicated system rather than a single vessel, with CMA CGM saying Nike has committed to optimize use of the barge for Nike shipments transported between Binh Duong province and the Gemalink terminal. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for committed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committed
Adjective
  • All the properties—the new initiates and those who re-pledged, so to speak—were honored at an event at the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on June 2.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • For progressives, deterrence can be more readily accomplished than centrists believe, both because the United States’ existing military power is sufficient and because China is not an aggressive revisionist power like Russia.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The ascent to the top was complete at the end of March Madness in 2023 and since then, Hurley has accomplished something much harder, and rarer.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Raman, who took credit for a major reduction in encampments in her own Hollywood Hills district, vowed to cut street homelessness in half citywide by summer 2028 and completely by the end of her first four-year term.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Bailey vowed to suspend the state’s gas tax increase by executive order, though Illinois governors don’t have the power.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Eighty-eight years later, medical professionals won dramatic victories as part of the sweeping blue wave that handed Democrats control of Congress and many state and local offices.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Often, parents are handed an outdated brochure and sent on their way, Silsby said.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Already imprisoned for murdering a woman in Washington state, he was charged in 2008 with the three teenagers’ slayings.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Turk claims that Isbilen authorized the payment in hopes that Mountbatten-Windsor might be able to use his connections to help her husband, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2015.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • The three-part 40mm drivers deliver fantastic audio by combining highs, mids, and lows to create an immersive soundscape that keeps you engaged and attentive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This story was produced as part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a group of local, independent news outlets working together for a more informed and engaged community.
    — Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The gig fulfilled a longtime dream for Letterman, according to a Vulture interview with My Next Guest Needs No Introduction showrunner Isabel Richardson and Gilded Age executive producer Kate Churchill.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Fusion energy has long promised virtually limitless, low-carbon power by mimicking the physical reactions that fuel the Sun.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Why were taxpayers paying consultants to commute when their firms had promised to staff the project locally?
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

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“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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