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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 commended
At an intimate reception at the library-like wine bar on Mercer Street, Sanders, a 29-year veteran of Condé Nast, was commended by Anna Wintour.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the use of NATO aircraft to intercept Russian drones over Poland after a Wednesday incursion amid an attack on Ukraine.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Police commended the students for alerting their bus driver.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Henneberry commended both the Haberman family and the community for finding a bright light and taking something that is terrible and making something that is beautiful.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Counsell commended Horton for buckling down to make big pitches when the Rockies had runners in scoring position.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
In its first statement since the shooting, the church commended law enforcement and its staff for acting quickly to protect students.
—Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In February 2024, the captain surprised season-ticket holder Callum Oubridge with a visit to his work after he was commended by West Ham for his ongoing work as an Education Centre Supervisor at the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Freya Drohan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commended the use of NATO aircraft to intercept Russian drones over Poland after a Wednesday incursion amid an attack on Ukraine.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
Police commended the students for alerting their bus driver.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
In a statement posted online, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller commended the department for exercising restraint while responding to the incident.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Henneberry commended both the Haberman family and the community for finding a bright light and taking something that is terrible and making something that is beautiful.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Counsell commended Horton for buckling down to make big pitches when the Rockies had runners in scoring position.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
In its first statement since the shooting, the church commended law enforcement and its staff for acting quickly to protect students.
—Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In February 2024, the captain surprised season-ticket holder Callum Oubridge with a visit to his work after he was commended by West Ham for his ongoing work as an Education Centre Supervisor at the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commended
Verb
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But how often have you been handed a bill at a restaurant that includes a 20% mandatory tip?—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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TikTok has been handed another lifeline.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, another jailhouse informant, David Vogel, later gave a recorded interview to a DA investigator, also saying Neary admitted to stabbing the victim, corroborating Lunsford’s original statement.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After launch, the team transferred control of the Switchblade from a user in the MQ-9A’s ground control station to a user on the ground nearer the operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Enter Ned Sampson, an ebullient, well-meaning, and overly earnest Softees salesman extraordinaire who’s transferred from Chicago to Toledo to run TTT.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hamparian and Pechdimaldji both recommended a United Nations mission and peacekeeping force to facilitate the return of Armenian refugees.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Breeze comforter—Buffy’s bestseller—comes highly recommended by two of our editors.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Constant notifications, nonstop news cycles, and decisions that should have been delegated all accumulate as mental debt.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Howard is delegated the function of sending her home.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Republicans delivered their major tax-and-spending cut bill this year faster than almost anyone in Washington had expected — and instrumental in that whirlwind process was House Ways and Means Committee chief tax counsel Sean Clerget.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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President Joe Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act—passed solely with Democratic votes in Congress—provided historic incentives for clean energy manufacturers and EV and battery makers.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Commended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commended. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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