1
as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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3
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in imprisons
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 commits
Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Alabama commits its first two of the season, but Vanderbilt commits more.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift commits to the bit with slinky, campy energy, but nothing could have saved this.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Alabama commits its first two of the season, but Vanderbilt commits more.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Field hockey college commits like senior captains Kate Schneider (Babson), Kendal Cusack (VCU) and Nadia Michienzi (Union) are athletic and skilled.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a real commitment, since Cohesity commits to hiring on any intern who proves themselves a good performer.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Ti West, who scored double horror hits last year with X and Pearl, commits almost too well to the sightseeing tedium of a typical vacation video.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Alabama commits its first two of the season, but Vanderbilt commits more.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift commits to the bit with slinky, campy energy, but nothing could have saved this.
—Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Alabama commits its first two of the season, but Vanderbilt commits more.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Field hockey college commits like senior captains Kate Schneider (Babson), Kendal Cusack (VCU) and Nadia Michienzi (Union) are athletic and skilled.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
This is a real commitment, since Cohesity commits to hiring on any intern who proves themselves a good performer.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
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Sure, the star big man could find himself in more DHO scenarios, pulling a facsimile of what All-Star center Domantas Sabonis executes out west.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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If Solana performs well and BREA executes as planned, the upside could be significant given the current discount.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Air Force pledges complete support to end insecurity on the Plateau.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The funding pause leaves many new homeowners in high-flood risk areas scrambling for protection and could halt the processing of current damage claims.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That leaves Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting as the main economic report to watch in the coming week as the central bank is self-funded and unaffected by the shutdown.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
6 Oct. 2025
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The city also performs well in affordability and variety.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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EncryptionSafe also offers a free edition that performs all essential encryption tasks, and Encrypto is entirely free.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement In a sign of remarkable growth, Heon no longer vies for power, but rather vows to kill his uncle to ensure that his half-brother, Jin-myeong, can perhaps grow to be the sage king Heon never truly was.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Satya Nadella hands him marketing, operations, and the title of CEO of Microsoft's commercial business.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Strong secondary Single-digit jersey numbers are so coveted that Lewis hands them out personally rather than leaving it to SDSU’s equipment manager.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Even if Gruden accomplishes that task, the victory would be subject to another round of appeals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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If Miami accomplishes its goals of making it to the College Football Playoff, the Hurricanes potentially could face of these teams down the road.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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This NiceTown design features a grommet top and promises the sort of pitch-black darkness expected from a product with the word Halloween in its title.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the vast majority of punk concerts, this promises to be a barrage of melodic, accessible singalongs.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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