as in commitment
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
her dedication to the ideals of the organization is indeed admirable
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Recent Examples of dedication
The dedication will take place at the site of the sculpture, between Oak Row and Elm Row, next to Cunningham Theatre Center.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
This week’s scores were combined with last week’s dedication night.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
My mother, her work ethic and her grind, and her dedication to just doing the work and good things will happen to you, a million percent is me.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Incorporating White Oak selvedge signaled a dedication to craftsmanship, authenticity, and heritage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
This week’s scores were combined with last week’s dedication night.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
My mother, her work ethic and her grind, and her dedication to just doing the work and good things will happen to you, a million percent is me.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Incorporating White Oak selvedge signaled a dedication to craftsmanship, authenticity, and heritage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dedication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dedication
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Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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He is known for his decades-long commitment to storytelling, education and cultural impact through his work on Reading Rainbow, which earned more than 200 broadcast awards including multiple Emmys and a Peabody.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Book Now Como Parrot Cay is part of Comoclub, a loyalty program that allows travelers to accumulate credits to use toward future stays.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Breadth is prioritized over depth; the goal is to strengthen loyalty to the platform, not devotion to an artist or album.—
Jonathan Garrett,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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Such devotion will remain forever etched in our hearts.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Chris Jones is pledging allegiance to his teammate’s famous fiancée, and Taylor Swift is loving it.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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As Colley noted, Harry is technically in line for the throne of Canada, but nonetheless ditched his Commonwealth allegiances for the Dodgers.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The demo is a slice of the The Silent Cartographer level, and as the Pelican ship swoops in over the sparkling waters of Alpha Halo to drop Master Chief off on a beach, the graphical fidelity is almost astounding.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Dedication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedication. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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