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 March 2026, the Canadian government announced a 10-year, CAD $200M lease agreement with Maritime Launch Services for a dedicated launch pad at Spaceport Nova Scotia. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026 Last November, 600 soldiers formed a battalion that specialized in drone warfare and was set up to be used as a dedicated unit that could deploy anywhere drones were required. ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Upon Cartlidge’s death, Sarajevo set up a filmmaking bursary in her name, and Watson dedicated her Honorary Heart to the late actress while picking up the award this week. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Michael and Susan, a fashion designer, have dedicated a significant portion of their wealth to philanthropy. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dedicated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dedicated
Adjective
  • Consumers have become more responsive to discovery — and less loyal than traditional retail shoppers.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While their team has the highest total payroll in MLB this year, the Mets have subjected their loyal supporters to last-place baseball and a losing record on their home field.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cristobal, 55 now, has devoted his career, his life, really, to delivering the Hurricanes their long-elusive sixth national crown and first since 2001.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson, who later served as governor of Kansas during the bloody conflicts leading up to the Civil War, devoted a chapter of his autobiography to the events of that day.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Given a five-meter attacking scrum, New Zealand was steadfast and flanker Luke Jacobson scored by blasting through du Toit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami’s steadfast sanctuary, accepts the patients no one else wants.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Rocha Moya, 77, a staunch ally of Sheinbaum’s mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, denied wrongdoing and described the charges as a politically motivated attack.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Once the two were staunch allies and both played major roles in getting Johnson elected.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Existing model signing tools address byte integrity but not faithful quantization.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Braves lost to the Twins, 4-2, in the series opener, a game delayed 51 minutes because of inclement weather and then began with an opening frame that probably had Braves faithful wishing there’d been a lengthier postponement.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Ghalib was a devout Muslim yet drank wine despite Islam’s prohibition on alcohol.
    Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Adenauer, De Gasperi, and Schuman were all devout Catholics, and Monnet, though not a religious man, was born into a pious Catholic family.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • But the truer thread running through his music was as much about urgency as death.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Among those in the record crowd was former Orlando Magic star Grant Hill, whose daughter Lael is a true freshman defender from Windermere for the Gators and a product of Lake Highland Prep.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Dedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedicated. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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