as in commitment
adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty
her dedication to the ideals of the organization is indeed admirable
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Recent Examples of dedication
Approximately 300 people attended the dedication ceremony, which took place in the auditorium and spilled out into a full overflow room.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Emails show professors were often impressed by his dedication.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Rossini has replaced disdain with dedication and swapped out scowls for smiles.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The dedication of a park, statue, plaque or anything else for Rose will draw a crowd in Cincinnati.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Emails show professors were often impressed by his dedication.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 May 2025
Rossini has replaced disdain with dedication and swapped out scowls for smiles.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The dedication of a park, statue, plaque or anything else for Rose will draw a crowd in Cincinnati.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dedication
Noun
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The former — the college commitment — came a year ago.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Cruise, though, is very determined to remind us just how much physical commitment his action work requires.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Customers saw how reliable and stylish the existing products were, their dedication elevated loyalty to the emerging brand.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The initiative is targeting a lucrative demographic: adults aged 25–44 from upper-middle-class backgrounds, who demonstrate long-term loyalty and a willingness to consume horror and fantasy content across multiple formats.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Now, my devotion continues with her newest, Swept Away — a love story about two strangers who get stranded at sea together on a houseboat.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Elias may have to shake off his devotion to metrics and get back to signing people who can play baseball and stay healthy for the entire season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
Noun
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But the character is more of a riff on the real-life oil baron Calouste Gulbenkian, the world’s richest man at the time of his death in 1955 and a template for today’s globe-roaming magnates who pledge allegiance only to their own ambitions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Feeling abandoned, fans returned the favor, switching allegiances to the Lakers to remain with Doncic.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Media outlets that once extolled restraint, constitutional fidelity, and the rule of law now amplify conspiracies, attack judicial oversight, and vilify democratic processes.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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An almost-floating front cover protects the drivers and can be easily removed when needed, for sound with greater fidelity and precision.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Dedication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dedication. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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