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verb

past tense of devote

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Recent Examples of devoted
Adjective
But, after years spent amassing a devoted audience, as his profile has grown, so has the target on his back. Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025 Veatch claimed Sunday that these adjustments have allowed Mizzou Athletics to remain devoted to revenue sharing, committing to the full $20.5 million pool that will be distributed to student-athletes throughout the 2025-26 season. Andy Theobald, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Verb
His activist streak both online and in the halls of the agency’s L Street headquarters has alarmed those who’ve devoted their lives to studying the FCC. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 This order was not only severe in its scope but alarmingly rushed in its execution and callous in its treatment of service members who have devoted their lives to protecting our nation. Carlos Del Toro, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for devoted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devoted
Adjective
  • All cats regardless of age deserve a safe and loving home.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Additionally, researchers discovered that even when children are placed in safe and loving settings, like with responsive adoptive parents, some of them naturally shunned connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The whole point of Casa Amor, theoretically, is to see whether these couples stay loyal to each other when separated into different villas and pursued by a whole new slate of bombshells.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 24 June 2025
  • Fixers are loyal to systems, people and processes—even when they’re broken.
    Tinna Jackson, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So Pasadena Humane took to Facebook to help Art find a better match for his affectionate and playful energy.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • The affectionate names Kennedy gave to his manta friends in addition to Willy—Rosy, Chevy, Tippy—scientists still use today.
    Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite setbacks — including talks of a walkout, which stalled when leadership got wind of the strategic move — the cheerleaders remained steadfast in their pursuit.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 June 2025
  • Hamas has remained steadfast against Israel’s attacks in Gaza.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Initially, he had been committed to FAU.
    Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Rangers have committed to an unusual retool in the last few months.
    Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.
    Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Zack Cozart, who has also been a staunch Trump supporter in the past, expressed a similar sentiment to Strickland in an X post on Monday.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
  • Israel’s staunch ally, the U.S., stepped in to help shoot down Iranian missiles, while other global leaders have called to de-escalate tensions.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 June 2025

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“Devoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoted. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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