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as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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as in to leave
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
The defendant was committed to prison following the guilty verdict.
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Recent Examples of commit
And lastly, Kessler is committing to building a strong financial footing for the tour in its next 75 years.
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Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The forward committed two turnovers, missed a 3-point attempt and failed to get back in transition in a three-plus minute stretch that helped the Warriors get back into the game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Two District 4 employees have taken unpaid leaves of absence from the city to commit to campaigning full-time through the election.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The forward committed two turnovers, missed a 3-point attempt and failed to get back in transition in a three-plus minute stretch that helped the Warriors get back into the game.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commit
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Signatories pledged to halve emissions, but efforts are hard to quantify.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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President Trump pledged to put America First, and the Administration is committed to using every lever of executive power to address this crisis and restore American Greatness.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Lale Esquivel followed with a liner to left plating McDermott to give Grapevine a 2-0 lead.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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Place the basil leaves (and optional lemon zest) into a clean glass jar.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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The subjects could only perform those tasks while wearing the special contact lenses.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Bonta, the California attorney general, has vowed to sue.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounced the bill in a fiery early morning speech and vowed that voters would make Republicans pay at the ballot box in next year’s midterm elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Around a year ago, Marc Bernal took advantage of an opportunity handed to him by then-new head coach Hansi Flick, which entailed him training with the first team in preseason.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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During the video, Diggs pulls out a bag containing a pink substance and hands it to one of the women.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Law enforcement officers in Arkansas were on the hunt Wednesday for a former police chief who broke out of a state facility where he was imprisoned for rape and murder.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commit. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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