as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
a dedicated follower of the television show who wouldn't dream of missing an episode
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as in devoted
to keep or intend for a special purpose
a young attorney who has decided to dedicate her career to helping the poor receive justice
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Recent Examples of dedicated
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Buford believes that silent burnout is most prevalent among model employees—the most dedicated, the most reliable, the ones their teams depended on.
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Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The pedestrian bridge, dedicated in 2000 by then-Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes, is where two, 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers were placed in 2004.
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Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
Maybe that's committing to dedicated time with nieces and nephews or joining youth mentorship programs.
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Andee Tagle,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Buford believes that silent burnout is most prevalent among model employees—the most dedicated, the most reliable, the ones their teams depended on.
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Mark C. Perna,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
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Its advanced chip features dedicated Neural Accelerators to smoothly run Apple Intelligence AI tools on iPadOS 26.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
The pedestrian bridge, dedicated in 2000 by then-Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes, is where two, 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers were placed in 2004.
—
Eric Adler
june 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
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In the months after Assad’s fall in Syria, there were several eruptions of violence between groups loyal and opposed to al-Sharaa that spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks, in which Sunni Islamist fighters affiliated with the new government carried out attacks on Alawite and Druze civilians.
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Why, after all, did the feudal lords of the South, loyal to Church and throne, throw off the royal yoke to join the Revolution?
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Jim Cramer devoted his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers to answering that question.
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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party.
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.
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With the almighty Sun highlighting your 7th House of Partnership, commitments benefit from structure that includes realistic timelines and steadfast follow-through.
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That leaves Shapiro—an Orthodox Jew and staunch Zionist—in a tough spot.
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The public is warming up to nuclear, too – after decades of staunch opposition, a 2024 survey commissioned by the Energy Department found that more than 70% of Filipinos trust nuclear power as a reliable source of electricity, and many support rehabilitating the BNPP.
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Handing the follow-up to her, and her faithful floating dog Krypto, strikes me as an extremely natural next step.
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Austin Sumter, a faithful reader of this newsletter.
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For a devout convert to Catholicism, Vance has a bumpy history with the Vatican.
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Fearing a loss of their significant clout and influence, devout Protestants revived the earlier campaign to write their faith commitments into the Constitution.
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From viral Aldi Finds to tried-and-true products shoppers love to tell their friends about, people love the thrill of discovering something new here.
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That rugged access is part of the appeal for buyers seeking a true escape rather than a weekend cabin with neighbors in sight.
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“Dedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedicated. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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