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
Wilson’s decades-long stewardship of the park’s butterfly garden highlights the care and dedication that help this park thrive.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Integrity, conservative values, and a dedication to solving our agriculture and chronic disease crisis.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
This team can assist the athlete in stabilizing medications, improving nutritional intake and recognizing differences between athletic dedication and disordered behavior.
—Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, that number has grown to approximately 400 — a recovery that has taken decades of careful work and dedication from conservationists across Australia.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Integrity, conservative values, and a dedication to solving our agriculture and chronic disease crisis.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
This team can assist the athlete in stabilizing medications, improving nutritional intake and recognizing differences between athletic dedication and disordered behavior.
—Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Today, that number has grown to approximately 400 — a recovery that has taken decades of careful work and dedication from conservationists across Australia.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dedication
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Demonstrating that government can take care of the basics while accomplishing big things, which requires following through on our commitment to invest in critical needs like water, connectivity, and healthcare.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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My education journey, shaped by segregation and opportunity has deeply influenced my commitment to equity, access and lifelong learning.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jacob has also earned industry plaudits for using data from his Scene loyalty program to help target the right theaters and showtimes with international movie titles to reach diverse and multicultural audiences across Canada.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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And companies that want to retain the loyalty of their best customers may need to get more creative than relying on credit-card spending to boost their coffers.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In response to claims by the prominent late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who claimed in court documents that Wexner was among men Epstein trafficked her to, Wexner testified to utter devotion to his wife of 33 years, Abigail.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Bible commands a lifestyle of worship and devotion that looks considerably like Lent.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Back-to-back wins for her birth country of Canada in the two-woman event in 2010 and 2014, plus another gold, after a contentious, stressful battle to switch national allegiances, for the United States, in the inaugural driver-only monobob event in Beijing.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pinheiro Braathen switched allegiance to his mother's nation of birth in 2024 after splitting from Norway's ski program.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fruits of those trips are everywhere apparent in rooms that vary widely in their fidelity to Tolkien’s narratives.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rosemary, which imparts a bright fragrance to a bouquet, symbolizes fidelity.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Dedication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedication. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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