as in devoted
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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Mary, Viola's second-eldest, devoted her life to ensuring that her mother and her cause would not be forgotten.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Barrymore devoted some ink to her two daughters, Olive and Frankie, by getting their names inscribed on the inside of her right wrist in March 2016.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the bags don’t actually hide anything; in fact, they are reserved specifically for, and definitively signal, the drinking of alcohol.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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That wing is reserved for prisoners considered unsuited to be among the prison’s general population, usually out of fears for their own safety.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lo Celso dedicated his goal to Russo.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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That sneaker spawned Jordan Brand, a line dedicated and engineered to suit Michael’s on-the-court exploits.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kid Rock was slated to perform Saturday with an opening set by country star Jon Pardi.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Five of those came in the campaign’s opening five games, matching a record set by predecessor Henry a decade earlier.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Given up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/given%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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