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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
But Khosla has not publicly committed to resume plans to add more dorms, even in the face of unrelenting demand for admission by students.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond repairing infrastructure, those companies will need to commit to the more-expensive extraction of heavy crude oil that makes up the vast majority of what is found in Venezuela’s Orinoco Belt.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
We’ve been committed for 20 years.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
The governor committed to fixing this system.
—Kristin Brown, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Now, Braddy's case is back in court, with a jury once again weighing whether he should be executed.—
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Rodarte, while executing a search warrant at an Olivehurst home the morning of March 26, was killed by a single gunshot, which authorities said was fired by Rick David Oliver.—
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During her part of the acceptance speech, Roper, the first woman DJ to gain entry into the Rock Hall, pledged her allegiance to her fellow female turntable experts.—
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The airline said 100 percent of affected passengers have been rebooked and pledged to protect service to smaller and remote communities.—
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The departure of Stockton and Warren leaves head coach Spencer Danielson with the task of replacing two secondary coaches.—
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Members of the Minneapolis City Council, in a joint statement, demanded that ICE leave the city following the shooting.—
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While jailed, Braddy also became known for delaying his first trial by going through 10 lawyers and, at one point, representing himself.—
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Newton remains jailed on $100,000 bail, which was requested by Assistant Dakota County Attorney Cory Monnens.—
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Malinin holds the honor as the only skater ever to land a quad axel in competition, first accomplishing the feat in 2022.—
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That’s what the report is trying to accomplish.—
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District Attorney Summer Stephan issued a statement disagreeing with the decision and vowing to fight.—
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China’s ruling Communist Party claims Taiwan as its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex the island, by force if necessary.—
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association also spoke in favor of Glen Powell, when the voting body of the Golden Globes handed him a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series.—
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A little more than an hour after the game ended, an equipment staff member handed Goedert’s jersey, complete with grass stains on the eagle shoulder patch, to The Realest.—
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
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Cottingham, 79, has been imprisoned since his 1980 arrest.—
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“Commit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commit. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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