as in to dedicate
to keep or intend for a special purpose
unfortunately, when he was in college, weekends were largely given up to binge drinking
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Accessibility The hotel has dedicated accessible rooms designed for guests with mobility needs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
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Analysts told Reuters that dedicated military ships and landing craft can carry only about 20,000 troops and their equipment in the first wave.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Illinois devotes significant resources to recruiting overseas to bring in their large international contingent — including Croatian twin centers Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and freshman forward David Mirković.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Aleksei stopped working and devoted his full attention to his sons and their hockey development, leaving Olga to support the family.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Energy analysts say oil prices are set by global supply and global demand, not just domestic production.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Out on his farm, the schedule isn't set by a campaign calendar, it's set by the cattle.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Animal Control would have to save about 600 more pets annually to meet that goal.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The material is already on-site, saving the museum shipping and insurance costs.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Give up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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