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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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
Bill Essayli touted the arrest of Michael Angel Alvarez on social media, noting that he had previously been convicted of committing a murder as a member of the gang.
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Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Breakfast tacos 101 On another essential Texas matter, Talarico’s meatless taco order reignited the rumors that the Democrat was committing a Texan faux pas.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
There’s also $500 million in commitments from two Native American tribes, the United Auburn Indian Community and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, each committing $250 million.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
State leaders are committing millions of dollars for a new quantum center and lawmakers are also considering new legislation to create a public quantum center and investment fund.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Friedman said the United Auburn Indian Community and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians are committing $250 million each.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Sony has been wary of committing to such an expensive undertaking in a market that is in flux and more challenging than ever.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Kayla McBride made consecutive 3s to extend Minnesota's lead to 76-67 and the Lynx closed out the win despite committing 19 turnovers in the game.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
The 18 Senegalese fans were sentenced in February to prison terms of up to a year on charges including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a sporting event.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Breakfast tacos 101 On another essential Texas matter, Talarico’s meatless taco order reignited the rumors that the Democrat was committing a Texan faux pas.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
There’s also $500 million in commitments from two Native American tribes, the United Auburn Indian Community and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, each committing $250 million.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
State leaders are committing millions of dollars for a new quantum center and lawmakers are also considering new legislation to create a public quantum center and investment fund.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Friedman said the United Auburn Indian Community and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians are committing $250 million each.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Sony has been wary of committing to such an expensive undertaking in a market that is in flux and more challenging than ever.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Kayla McBride made consecutive 3s to extend Minnesota's lead to 76-67 and the Lynx closed out the win despite committing 19 turnovers in the game.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
The 18 Senegalese fans were sentenced in February to prison terms of up to a year on charges including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a sporting event.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committing
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But as agents begin to act by booking flights, executing trades, signing contracts and deploying infrastructure, every one of those transactions requires trust.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Its core capability is a whole-body imitation learning system that enables it to learn tasks by observing human demonstrations and executing them independently with high precision.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Moreover, to get that far the project must borrow construction money by pledging its $1 billion a year from emission auctions.—
Dan Walters,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Babis sang a very different tune on Ukraine, pledging to stop prioritizing aid to Ukraine and instead divert funds to relieve pressure on Czech citizens hurt by the global energy crisis.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2026
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Instead of handing teams raw indicators, AI can translate emerging threats into what matters for executives, analysts, IT or clinical operations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Global Constellation, which is a Vuelta company, is handing all international rights and co-representing North American rights with Gersh.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranian regime’s very recent and brutal crackdown on its own people — imprisoning and killing thousands of citizens for dissent — has not been met with the same outrage by these voices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Happily, there’s more to it than a simplistic feminist parable of a powerful man imprisoning his helpless wife in a monument to his genius and her domesticity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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Without this data, there can be no way to measure what percentage of time the AI saves in accomplishing tasks.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Fresh Market of Northtown Plans for a brand new, full-service grocery store in North Kansas City moved forward Tuesday evening, making the city one step closer to accomplishing a years-long goal of bringing a new grocer to the area.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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Ali wakes up in the morning to find Rue in the living room, learning from the news that Fez broke out of prison and vowing to get him.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO labor union, representing about 70,000 Central Florida workers, passed a resolution vowing not to support any candidate who doesn’t resign their office in time for a new election.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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Two walks loaded the bases, and Jahmai Jones gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead with a single, leaving the bases still loaded with no one out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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But they are not usually recalled—that is, brought home immediately and leaving the office vacant—at the beginning of a new president’s term, and Rubio’s move suggested that some sort of political vetting was being applied to career diplomats.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Some compared him to El Salvador’s authoritarian president, Nayib Bukele, who is widely popular throughout Latin America for jailing alleged gang members with no due process.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The city has said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Committing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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