1
as in executing
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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2
as in pledging
to obligate by prior agreement
we were committed to finishing the project
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3
as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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4
as in imprisoning
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 committing
The 2026 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid is best-suited for drivers who want to regularly save money on gas and experience some of the benefits of electric vehicle ownership without committing to a fully-electric vehicle.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Petrostates and oil companies are increasingly emboldened to push back against any language blaming fossil fuels for climate change or committing to phasing them out.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
These events also allow families who can’t join on weekday mornings to experience what the bike bus is all about before committing to a regular schedule.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Just in the past month, Fox Entertainment announced an equity stake investment in the Ukrainian verticals company Holywater, owner of the My Drama app, committing to making more than 200 shows for the platform in two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Jennings, who sat with his wife, Lisa, and incoming chief Estella Patterson, also renewed his calls to stop repeat offenders from committing crimes.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
As Bloomberg reports, Amazon accuses Perplexity of violating its terms of service and committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when the AI is shopping for a user.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Love is accused of committing 23 thefts from Target stores in other cities including Dallas, Irving, Plano, Fort Worth, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Frisco, Grapevine, Euless, Arlington, Mansfield, Temple, and Harker Heights, in the past two months, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
Every prosecution and sentence like this one moves us a step closer to deterring criminals from committing these crimes and protecting others from a similar fate.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Petrostates and oil companies are increasingly emboldened to push back against any language blaming fossil fuels for climate change or committing to phasing them out.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
These events also allow families who can’t join on weekday mornings to experience what the bike bus is all about before committing to a regular schedule.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Just in the past month, Fox Entertainment announced an equity stake investment in the Ukrainian verticals company Holywater, owner of the My Drama app, committing to making more than 200 shows for the platform in two years.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Jennings, who sat with his wife, Lisa, and incoming chief Estella Patterson, also renewed his calls to stop repeat offenders from committing crimes.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
As Bloomberg reports, Amazon accuses Perplexity of violating its terms of service and committing computer fraud by failing to disclose when the AI is shopping for a user.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Love is accused of committing 23 thefts from Target stores in other cities including Dallas, Irving, Plano, Fort Worth, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Frisco, Grapevine, Euless, Arlington, Mansfield, Temple, and Harker Heights, in the past two months, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
Every prosecution and sentence like this one moves us a step closer to deterring criminals from committing these crimes and protecting others from a similar fate.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committing
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Currently, there is no information available regarding the size of area burned or the crew executing the prescribed fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The brokers who win are the ones who keep believing, keep executing, and never let the pressure change their approach.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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Just last week, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna had positioned himself as a rare optimist amid widespread job cuts, pledging that his company would increase hiring among recent college graduates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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DoorDash is also pledging to donate food to local food banks from DashMart, an app feature that provides fresh groceries and basic household needs.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Case for Hiring a Pro Hiring a pet transporter means handing the leash—temporarily—to someone trained for the job.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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How to Watch Suns vs Warriors Phoenix went supernova from the floor on Sunday night in handing the visiting San Antonio Spurs their first loss with a 130-118 decision.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s a whole history, actually, of how the Pentagon responded to the epidemic within its ranks, first by imprisoning infected men.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The United States began seizing church property and imprisoning polygamist leaders, coercing church president Wilford Woodruff to end official support for polygamy in 1890.—
Konden Smith Hansen,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Venture capital, of course, is hardly the only realm where people can get very rich without accomplishing much.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Both candidates have bemoaned the state's high cost of living and surging energy prices, with Ciattarelli vowing to lower New Jersey's high property taxes and Sherrill promising to freeze electricity bills.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s political success is largely credited to a media-savvy campaign that centered affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, with Mamdani vowing to levy New York’s ultra-rich to pay for childcare, transportation, and even grocery stores.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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For years, younger generations have flocked to big cities for better job opportunities, leaving a dwindling elderly population in rural villages.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Six Central and North American teams scratched, leaving Cuba to qualify.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The state can fairly easily police the requirement that Max be installed on new phones by threatening phone companies that don’t comply or even jailing their executives.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Committing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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