DEDICATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dedication

noun

ˌde-di-ˈkā-shən

Definition of dedication

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 Ingram handed the mantle off to the new Pamphlet interpreter, Brandon Lee, who debuted at the dedication. — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Lincoln on Wednesday ahead of its return home and praised the ship's crew for its resilience and dedication during the lengthy deployment. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Yet both categories shared a deeper dedication to materials and craftsmanship, often revisiting their signature styles with tweaks in design or elevating their quality. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Through the foundation, the Campisis have been able to honor their son, and, thanks to their dedication, have helped place five Caring Cradles in hospitals across the metroplex, including Texas Health and Baylor. — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dedication

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More than 70 companies have also signed on to contribute to employees’ children’s accounts, the White House said, following early commitments from firms like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Today, many more American women are choosing Lee Krasner’s lifestyle and her commitments; but to pioneer took a special kind of courage.

— Barbara Rose, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of commitment

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The new version centers on Dalin, a single mother who designs bridal gowns and whose devotion to her job has opened a gap between her and her 10-year-old daughter Mina.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Like Wilde, Basil possesses an idealistic devotion to beauty and love that proves his undoing.

— Hannah Aizenman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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Like many of Knight’s fiction projects — notably Peaky Blinders — the film is a working-class underdog story with strong undertones of allegiance and duty.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Though the conventional story told about the YBAs is one of friendship and community, what stands out now is their allegiance to neoliberal individualism.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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