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to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
I commend my fate into your hands
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Recent Examples of commends
Rider commends his acting teacher, Tony Greco, and his coach, Latarsha Rose, for the character work.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Praise, too In his report, Barofsky also commends the union for making some strides in compliance and reform during his monitorship.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
For real world bravery, though, Chalk commends Andy Muschietti alongside showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane for making a bold show.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Will these two oddballs, thrust together by a dental emergency on a night that commends peace on Earth and goodwill toward men, maintain a friendship?
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Broncos head coach Sean Payton regularly commends Lazzaro’s work, both in terms of on-field data and research, and also in the scouting and draft realms.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commends
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That gives the car a one-to-one power-to-weight ratio, a figure usually reserved for modern hypercars.—
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Using music for change, a pair of winners gives children a voice through songwriting.—
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The end of Pittsburgh’s season leaves a rather large elephant in the room.—
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Measles can live in the air for up to two hours after someone infected with measles leaves the room, according to the health department.—
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The crown jewel of the Constitution entrusts the war power exclusively to Congress because of the propensity of the executive branch for unprovoked aggression to aggrandize power.—
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In the absence of her evil overlords, does Glinda live up to the task Elphaba entrusts her with?—
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Instead, someone hands me a wooden pole with a piece of foam taped around one end and mimes poking the machine in its chest.—
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In the video, the person hands a high-velocity Ball Bearing (BB) gun to his robot, Max, and asks it to shoot him.—
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Cocchiaro recommends putting finished books on a a bookshelf elsewhere in your home or donating them once you're done reading them.—
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Yost recommends walking around your home's perimeter and tightening any loose gutter hangers and brackets to prevent ice from tearing them off.—
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The setup delivers more than 8,000 TOPS of GPU computing power, allowing the Robocar to process massive volumes of sensor data in real time.—
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Tomato paste has a long shelf life, costs relatively little, and delivers layered flavor that would otherwise require time and multiple ingredients.—
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In addition, as Professors Sam Ehrlich and Ryan Rodenberg recently explained in the Cardozo Law Review, there’s a potential non-delegation problem with legislation that delegates regulatory power to private athletic associations such as the NCAA or College Sports Commission.—
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In the United States, the federal government delegates the regulation of the practice of medicine to the states, which aren’t racing nearly fast enough right now to catch up with the galloping med spa industry.—
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In these systems, a dye molecule absorbs light and transfers the energy to a catalyst surface.—
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According to the Israeli security agencies, the network receives, stores, and transfers Iranian funds from within Turkey.—
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“Commends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commends. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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