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as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
accused of committing a felony
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as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
commit only some power to each official
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as in imprisons
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 commits
The idea is that despite partisan differences, every legislator commits in front of the others to uphold the Constitution.
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Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
That said, until Watson either clears medical tests and the Browns open his 21-day window, or the team commits to giving Sanders meaningful snaps, the Browns’ future at quarterback remains uncertain.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
San Diego’s climate action plan commits the city to having 16% of all miles driven be by zero-emission vehicles by 2030 and to having a quarter be zero-emission by 2035.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Dolphins beating themselves Mike McDaniel blows a gasket after Larry Borom commits a false start and the Dolphins miss the field goal.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The agreement commits both nations to withdraw heavy weapons from border areas, clear unexploded ordinance, manage overlapping territorial zones, among other commitments to peaceful co-existence.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Stanford commits Connor Ohl and Kai Kaneko each scored three goals to lead Newport Harbor (24-1), which defeated Cathedral Catholic for the fourth time in five matches this season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Perpetrators could face up to 60 years in prison if a victim commits suicide.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
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The firm also named it one of its top picks for 2026 as the company executes its turnaround.—
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At its core, a processor is a computing engine that executes instructions to complete tasks.—
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This interpretation of the events pledges fealty to the source material, sometimes at the expense of character development, but the film’s all-star cast is more than equipped to pick up the slack.—
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The bill also pledges to provide funding in 2027 to reduce premiums, particularly for low-income enrollees.—
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Back in 1962, Lilly leaves Juniper Hill with a higher dose of medication, which seems like the best-case scenario given the threat of lobotomy in the show’s opening titles.—
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The key is to fold the scarf over itself to create volume and to look for a lace trim that leaves the hem frayed, so as not to look too formal.—
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
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Shining a laser through a person’s head seems like the first step towards technology that accomplishes both.—
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While this accomplishes the goal of giving bettors a desirable user experience, the barriers to entry to become an oddsmaker seem to contradict an insistence that prediction markets are open, peer-to-peer and not gambling.—
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But now, as Williams vows to spend the new tax money only on health care and seeks from the District Attorney’s Office some of the proportionately biggest county budget reduction targets, public safety advocates say they were misled.—
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Speaking out against the horrors of war is the solemn oath anyone who puts their byline of any story vows to do.—
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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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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
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“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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