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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 32-nation military organization is bound together by a mutual defense clause, Article 5 of NATO’s founding Washington treaty, which commits every country to come to the defense of an ally whose territory is under threat.
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Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Kaneland 20-0 (1) Connor Kimme, who commits to NCAA Division III Concordia Wisconsin, keeps Knights rolling.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Ferrelli verbally accepts terms on an NIL contract and commits to Clemson.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In his view, the entrepreneur who succeeds is the one who identifies a ubiquitous problem, operates within expanding demand, and commits to being the best rather than broadly relevant.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The expired contract commits the Sheriff’s Office to providing police and fire services to the city until September 2027.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Once the character commits, the world responds.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
In Adolescence, Graham plays Eddie Miller, a father who is blindsided when his 13 year-old son Jamie (Owen Cooper) commits a terrible crime.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet commits so hard.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Kaneland 20-0 (1) Connor Kimme, who commits to NCAA Division III Concordia Wisconsin, keeps Knights rolling.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Ferrelli verbally accepts terms on an NIL contract and commits to Clemson.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
In his view, the entrepreneur who succeeds is the one who identifies a ubiquitous problem, operates within expanding demand, and commits to being the best rather than broadly relevant.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The expired contract commits the Sheriff’s Office to providing police and fire services to the city until September 2027.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Once the character commits, the world responds.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2026
In Adolescence, Graham plays Eddie Miller, a father who is blindsided when his 13 year-old son Jamie (Owen Cooper) commits a terrible crime.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet commits so hard.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commits
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Still, Amazon pledges to continue to experiment with new physical store formats.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Healthcare company pledges Obamacare rebates The CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, vows to rebate company profits from the Affordable Care Act to its customers in 2026.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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At night, shadows from the tree leaves outside dance on the floor through the large window.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will talk to reporters at Gillette Stadium Friday afternoon before the team leaves for the Super Bowl in northern California this weekend.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Heated Rivalry accomplishes a hat-trick of happy gay resolutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Shining a laser through a person’s head seems like the first step towards technology that accomplishes both.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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Bebo vows the technology will not make any final hiring decisions, one clear line in the sand.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Senate Republicans plan to vote on a government funding package as soon as Thursday, shrugging off Democrats’ vows to filibuster the legislation unless DHS funding is removed and amended after two fatal Minnesota shootings.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That's a big caveat that essentially hands the president unrestricted power to fire members of the Fed and replace them with his personal picks.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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Percy hands the fleece to Clarisse.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Commits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commits. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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