as in loyal
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
a dedicated follower of the television show who wouldn't dream of missing an episode
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as in devoted
to keep or intend for a special purpose
a young attorney who has decided to dedicate her career to helping the poor receive justice
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Recent Examples of dedicated
Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Nashville is one of four of the nation's 50 largest cities without a dedicated funding source for transit.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The earbuds deliver decent audio performance, especially at higher volumes, and give users the ability to tailor the equalizer settings through a dedicated app for optimal bass and treble.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Each of the seven party members have a dedicated character story that runs throughout the main game, weaving in and out of the primary narrative, and they’re directly integrated into the story in much larger roles than in past Dragon Age games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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Some are more dedicated than others, however—and Jannah Handy and Kiyanna Stewart are among them.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
The bottom line: Nashville is one of four of the nation's 50 largest cities without a dedicated funding source for transit.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
The earbuds deliver decent audio performance, especially at higher volumes, and give users the ability to tailor the equalizer settings through a dedicated app for optimal bass and treble.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Each of the seven party members have a dedicated character story that runs throughout the main game, weaving in and out of the primary narrative, and they’re directly integrated into the story in much larger roles than in past Dragon Age games.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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Now, Red Lobster is trying to balance keeping its loyal customers while trying to shake its stodgy image to attract younger ones.Maya Huter, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Cox, who ran on a platform of restoring trust in Santa Clara’s government, could be a loyal ally of Mayor Lisa Gillmor, who is losing Councilmember Kathy Watanabe’s support in District 1 to term limits.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Still, the coach had remained steadfast in his support of Moss in spite of those mistakes.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The trilogy was directed by Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale, and both have been steadfast in their disavowal of further Back to the Future projects.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2019, many people opted to boycott Home Depot following Marcus' staunch support of Trump.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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As for the government agency responsible for the management of these cats, CPW stressed its staunch neutrality in a factsheet about Colorado’s mountain lion, bobcat and lynx populations.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Murphy’s initial involvement in the film came at the behest of actress and producer Catherine Davis, a devoted George Clinton fan who first approached Murphy about his interest in portraying Clinton onscreen.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kelis wears many hats — musician, chef, farmer and entrepreneur — but her favorite role is being a devoted mom to her three children.Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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So far, so faithful to previous versions of Like Water for Chocolate.Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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These models remain faithful to the original Flieger designs from the 1940s.Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Here, the Pacifica played with devout focus, bringing us into the territory of late Beethoven and late Shostakovich.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But that is exactly what the 72-year-old devout Catholic and grandmother has become to some in this northern California county — which has been convulsed by conspiracy theories about voter fraud and other extremist ideologies over the last three years.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Overly precocious George jumps from the train to the countryside and, in true Dickensian fashion, encounters some helpful people as well as some unsavory types on his treacherous trek back home.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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They are gone, presumably for good, a full 21 months before the end of Lo’s two-year lease.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Small Pockets of Cover Similarly, other small pockets of cover can be good, too.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Dedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedicated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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