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
With this song, YOASOBI sings about continuing to dance on stage and committing to their roles, even without applause or in the face of ridicule.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
His teammates have noticed his progression offensively, while still committing to being solid in the defensive and neutral zones.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Anyone destroying property or committing acts of violence will be swiftly arrested.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Timothy Scott Jaekel, 52, was arrested on seven counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet in the end, committing to your exercise regimen is most important.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors are accusing former FBI Director James Comey of lying to Congress and New York Attorney General Letitia James of committing bank fraud and making a false statement.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Why has Dessalines been singled out for committing violence?
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
His teammates have noticed his progression offensively, while still committing to being solid in the defensive and neutral zones.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Anyone destroying property or committing acts of violence will be swiftly arrested.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Timothy Scott Jaekel, 52, was arrested on seven counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Yet in the end, committing to your exercise regimen is most important.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors are accusing former FBI Director James Comey of lying to Congress and New York Attorney General Letitia James of committing bank fraud and making a false statement.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Why has Dessalines been singled out for committing violence?
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The jurors found Brandon Carl Nail not guilty of committing assault under color of authority and submitting a false police report, concluding a trial of more than four weeks.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committing
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These activists also suggested that none of these celebrities spoke up about Hamas executing Palestinians in the streets of Gaza this week.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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While executing a high-risk Coast-to-Coast maneuver, Rollins appeared to have injured his shoulder.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Several legislators questioned candidates who had signed a document pledging not to run again for full-time county executive if appointed.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump campaigned on a hardline immigration stance, pledging to carry out the largest mass deportation in American history.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Interspliced are shots of him hauling up oyster cages, sliding a knife into an oyster to shuck it, handing a fresh oyster to a little girl.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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Companies are essentially handing leaders technical training and telling them to figure it out.—
Heather Conklin,
Fortune,
16 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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Human rights organizations have been ringing the alarm for years on the Saudi government imprisoning human rights advocates, including Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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Agentforce allows customers to build AI applications that are capable of taking action and accomplishing tasks with minimal human supervision.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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No team has won consecutive World Series since the Yankees got three in a row in 2000, and Los Angeles is now a step closer to accomplishing their goal.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The union representing Broadway musicians is vowing to go on strike later this week if a last-ditched effort at mediation Wednesday fails.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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But that didn’t stop him from vowing to fight for Gateway.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Proponents of Illinois secession are serious about leaving Illinois, but don't necessarily want to join Indiana.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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One week later, the inmate attacked him in the middle of the night and beat him with a padlock attached to a belt, leaving him with a gash to the head and other injuries, according to the lawsuit.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 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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Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Committing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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