Definition of dedicatednext

dedicated

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verb

past tense of dedicate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dedicated
Adjective
In real life, Bicks says Hansen was extremely dedicated to hosting Predator. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Once someone is hired, they’re given at least four dedicated weeks to rehearse. — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
There’s no need to choose between work and play at this Atlanta mansion in the historic Tuxedo Park neighborhood, which has a terrace level dedicated completely to entertainment. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026 Historians and the public dedicated an Honor Roll of local soldiers in the American Revolution — the result of new research that identified 80 additional names, including that of Abel Dego, a Black soldier. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dedicated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dedicated
Adjective
  • After both sides signed the Pretoria peace deal, a caretaker administration seen as loyal to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was installed in Mekelle, the Tigray capital.
    — SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Sun, who now begin the process of relocating to Houston for next season, gave their loyal, vociferous and orange-clad fans a goodbye present, a 95-81 victory over the Toronto Tempo, just a little something to remember them by.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Reuters reported that Anthropic devoted around 80 pages of the prospectus’s 261-page main body to risk factors, compared with 48 pages describing its business.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Malaysians' efforts to elevate the industry can be found in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, at a center devoted exclusively to the fruit and the growing variety of products made from it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The previous Democrat to have represented the district is currently Michigan's junior senator, Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and steadfast moderate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Macklemore held steadfast to his position — that the ongoing war in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of thousands of children — and found supporters among the other openers on Sheeran’s tour and his backing band, who dropped out in solidarity.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Booker has been a staunch opponent of the merger ever since it was announced this year.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Glass has been a staunch opponent of immigration and has supported the arrest of undocumented people living in Florida.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In Lourdes, a holy site in southern France, around 150,000 attended an open-air papal Mass, according to Vatican estimates which dwarf the numbers of faithful who turned out for the last papal visit in 2008.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Filmmakers are billing it as the first faithful adaptation of London’s novel because it will be made from Buck’s subjective experience.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Veach was a devout believer in Jackson, who was undersized at 5-foot-9-ish, and passionately made the case.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In the post, Henderson, a devout Christian, shared a video clip from Fox News, and quoted Scripture.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In a world where true-crime shows of both the fictional and nonfictional variety run rampant on our screens, that’s probably not a bad corporate strategy.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In Cuba, for instance, the single format is dominant, and very few artists have dared to create a true concept album.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Dedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedicated. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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