committed
adjective
com·mit·ted
kə-ˈmi-təd 
1
: placed in confinement (as in a mental institution)
committed patients
2
: having made a pledge or commitment to someone (such as a romantic partner) or something (such as a cause)
committed partners
a committed parent/teacher
strongly committed to the fight for equal rights
also
: characterized by such a pledge or commitment
two people in a committed relationship
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Not everyone felt so committed.
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Returning to Myself is at its best when most committed to Carlile’s interiority.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday on CNBC that the administration remains committed to helping ranchers prosper while trying to reduce consumer prices.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Those numbers emphasize why the Commanders remain committed to him as the franchise signal caller and why their odds to make the postseason dropped so much after the recent injury update.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Returning to Myself is at its best when most committed to Carlile’s interiority.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday on CNBC that the administration remains committed to helping ranchers prosper while trying to reduce consumer prices.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Those numbers emphasize why the Commanders remain committed to him as the franchise signal caller and why their odds to make the postseason dropped so much after the recent injury update.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for committed
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“Committed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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