DEDICATING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

dedicating

verb

present participle of dedicate

as in devoting

to keep or intend for a special purpose a young attorney who has decided to dedicate her career to helping the poor receive justice

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Recent Examples of dedicating Jarvis worked hard to create Mother’s Day, writing letters to churches, politicians, and city leaders, and eventually, a resolution was passed in Congress, dedicating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. —

Finch Walker, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Highland Park's decades-long DART membership Highland Park had also been part of DART since 1983, dedicating one cent of its local sales tax, the maximum allowed under state law for transit, to the agency. —

Sergio Candido, CBS News, 3 May 2026 Jason Hernandez, director of governmental affairs for the Cook County sheriff’s office, said once the process of dedicating the street was put into motion, things moved quickly. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Real activism is dedicating your life to a cause. —

Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 Crown Point Junior Music Academy officially celebrated its recent remodel on April 16 by dedicating its new state-of-the-art auditorium as a performance space in memory of music teacher Steve Luchs. —

Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 Carve out a real lounge zone Even on a tight footprint, dedicating space to relaxing matters as much as space for dining or entertaining. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 Inspired by the way a cloud drifts on to hover over somewhere new, head chef Jens Madsen creates a seasonal menu, dedicating each year to the flavors of a specific region. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 At his Heisman Trophy ceremony in December, Fernando Mendoza shouted out his mother, dedicating the award to her. —

Mason Leib, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026

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In his junior year, Jeffries, who majored in political science, began devoting the bulk of his extracurricular energies to the university’s Black Student Union.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Annie’s mother moved the agency out in 2013 and Annie took the front room as her own bedroom and living room, devoting the rest of the apartment to the growing dog-training business.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 15 May 2026