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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
There was a specific instance brought up by Nocella, as Jontay Porter, an ex-Toronto Raptors player, received a lifetime ban from the NBA and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a gambling scheme last year.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The Bailey family is fully committed to faith and family.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Teams weigh in Despite all of the energy in both Missouri and Kansas and speculation over the teams’ intentions, neither team has committed to a location on either side of State Line Road.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Is Georgia football commit Jared Curtis considering Vanderbilt?
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The Bailey family is fully committed to faith and family.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Teams weigh in Despite all of the energy in both Missouri and Kansas and speculation over the teams’ intentions, neither team has committed to a location on either side of State Line Road.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Is Georgia football commit Jared Curtis considering Vanderbilt?
—Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commit
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Under former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan pledged to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Christy Brown pledged in 2022 to donate $30 million over 20 years toward renovating buildings in the institute's downtown campus.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Bagsmart Tech Organizer Nothing feels messier than cords tangled at the bottom of your bag mid-travel day, which is why this smart tech organizer never leaves my suitcase.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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After September’s move, Kalshi traders quickly repriced the rest of 2025, concentrating on a two-cut scenario (October and December) and leaving a tail for only one more cut or, less likely, a larger November–December adjustment.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Others wondered if he would be jailed.—
Joshua Goodman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Beckerink is currently jailed in Michigan, where he was sentenced to three months on domestic violence charges related to incidents that occurred at Tracey’s home in 2024, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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During the formative phase of the infant American republic, when its survival was still problematic, iconic founders performed a valuable function as reliable sources of unquestioned wisdom, a veritable gallery of Delphic oracles available on demand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kevin previously performed the song solo for the first time at the band's Boston date in August.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy vowed early in his tenure as HHS secretary to get to the root causes of Autism, as the disorder has been drastically rising since the early 2000s.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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The political gesture didn’t mesh well with the Israeli culture and sports minister Miki Zohar, who immediately vowed to cut funding for the Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Finally, there’s the fact that the Blazers are handing him the gig, with Clingan playing 30 minutes in the opener against Minnesota.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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With 43 seconds on the clock and a timeout in his back pocket, Albin chose the conservative route, handing the ball off twice and forgoing a Hail Mary to send the game to the half knotted up.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mike, beginning in Sunday’s first episode, must confront the limitations of his power when his younger brother Kyle (Taylor Handley) is imprisoned.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some of them have been called, held to account and even imprisoned.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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