as in dedicated
to keep or intend for a special purpose
unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking
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The monument, dedicated in 2018, is on campus between Reed Hall and Jarvis Hall.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025 -
In 2018, Hov dedicated a bench in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to his grandmother.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mendelson couldn't be more excited for a new audience to learn about the legend who rewrote Hollywood's rules, captivated crowds and devoted her platform to the AIDS crisis.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Biden administration devoted billions of dollars to building a domestic supply chain for critical minerals and called for half of all new cars to be electric or hybrid by 2030.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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That breaks the single-week record, set by Swift in 2024, when her last album, The Tortured Poets Department, sold 859,000 copies on vinyl in its first week.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
4 Oct. 2025
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The last record, set by Swift in 2024 with the debut of The Tortured Poets Department, sold 859,000 copies on vinyl in the same frame.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Gave up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gave%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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