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as in dedicates
to keep or intend for a special purpose
a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes
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as in blesses
to make holy through prayers or ritual
plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony
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Jelly Roll dedicates Grammy win to wife After winning the Grammy for best contemporary country album, Jelly Roll got emotional on the podium, dedicating the award to his wife, who wept and applauded in the audience.
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What the Science Actually Shows About Pulsetto For anyone skeptical of the marketing, Pulsetto dedicates an entire page on its site to research.
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Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer blesses your 11th house of friends, community and long-term hopes, making collaboration warmer and all the more promising.
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At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands.
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Despite the elegiac tone, Jill also devotes much of the book to the social side of being first lady.
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The malware devotes considerable attention to CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) systems, which allow for faster and more reliable software releases by automating the building, testing, and deploying of code changes.
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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.
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Ecuador has shot more goals, and met opposition from Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room, credited with 3 saves so far.
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“Consecrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consecrates. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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