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as in accomplished
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in imprisoned
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 committed
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Amazon delivers a high loft version for committed side sleepers with broad shoulders or neck pain.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2026
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
UConn has a pair of incoming freshmen set to join the program in Colben Landrew and Junior County, along with four new additions (and counting) out of the transfer portal in Nik Khamenia, Najai Hines, Oskar Giltay and Nils Machowski, who committed Tuesday afternoon.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Inconsistencies may matter to the jury, which will be tasked with weighing which tech leader is most credibly committed to AI safety.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Amazon delivers a high loft version for committed side sleepers with broad shoulders or neck pain.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Tim Hetherington Award Photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington was committed to humanitarian and social concerns throughout the world.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
UConn has a pair of incoming freshmen set to join the program in Colben Landrew and Junior County, along with four new additions (and counting) out of the transfer portal in Nik Khamenia, Najai Hines, Oskar Giltay and Nils Machowski, who committed Tuesday afternoon.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for committed
Verb
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In a place where, more than any other venue, a pitcher’s success is measured by limiting damage to keep his team in the game, Waldron accomplished that.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The first step toward developing that site was to get the land under one owner, which the Portage Redevelopment Commission has accomplished.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of major health insurers, including Cigna, Aetna and United Healthcare, last year pledged to make fewer medical procedures require pre-authorization and to speed up the review process.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Magnus Talma became the second Bishop Moore player this week to commit to an FBS program when the speedy wide receiver pledged to Boston College.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Poczobut, imprisoned for covering 2020 pro-democracy rallies in Belarus, became a symbol of political repression and won the EU’s Sakharov Prize while jailed.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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On his mother’s side, his aunt Lilo and her daughter Ellien are chased across Europe, imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen and Ravensbruck, surviving only to face more tragedy.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Even if a fraction of the clip audience watches or listens to the entirety of something, that audience tends to be very engaged and usually motivated to pay for that content.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The engaged core audience became brand ambassadors, and the resulting social reach was the best launch the client had ever had.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The grand Denver Derby Party is calling it quits, having fulfilled its mission of raising $5 million for the Sean Ranch Lough Foundation.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fun of the strategic planning, the beautiful and unique backdrop and the mix of Pitch Pines, maples and all kinds of other New England flora would leave me fulfilled lower score or not.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The airline also vowed to investigate the matter.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Thom Tillis, a Republican committee member, has vowed to block Warsh's appointment unless the Department of Justice drops its investigation into the current chair Jay Powell's building renovations.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
26 Apr. 2026
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China’s metals industry began this year with its biggest profits in at least a decade as soaring prices for aluminum and copper handed the sector a major boost.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then the case counsellor handed me the check for eight hundred dollars.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lil Tjay was briefly jailed on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray before he was released on $500 bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, 32, who remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charges against him.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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