committing

verb

present participle of commit
1
as in executing
to carry through (as a process) to completion accused of committing a felony

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2
as in pledging
to obligate by prior agreement we were committed to finishing the project

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3
as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another commit only some power to each official

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4
as in imprisoning
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 committing Moore has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of committing war crimes, but hasn’t called the violence in Gaza a genocide. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 In August 2021, Qatar signed another agreement committing $40 million to a cash assistance program that would give nearly 100,000 Palestinian households $100 per month for four months. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 County commissioners have a responsibility to independently examine the recommendations before committing funds. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 To get back to that level, though, Georgia is going to need to clean things up after turning the ball over three times and committing some brutal penalties in the loss to Auburn. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety. — Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Experimental results can help engineers identify uncertainties before committing to larger, more expensive demonstrations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Before committing to a breed, research its specific hereditary risks and typical lifespan range. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Replies mixed excitement with skepticism, and fans picked titles rather than committing to everything. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for committing
  1. executing
  2. pledging
  3. handing
  4. imprisoning
  5. accomplishing
  6. vowing
  7. leaving
  8. jailing
Verb
  • Try executing no movement and no sound for five minutes — not just what feels like five minutes.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Alexa Plus is still inconsistent at executing more complicated requests.
    — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of executing
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  • Crowley this month launched an ad accusing Tiffany of pledging his loyalty to Trump and his billionaire backers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In August, Meta debuted a small open-weight AI model dubbed Muse Glimmer, with Zuckerberg pledging to eventually release something bigger and more powerful.
    — Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of pledging
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  • Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic’s vote to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, handing a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • The country’s remaining detention facilities are severely overcrowded while concerns have been raised about imprisoning gang members in parts of the country not currently under gang control.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ilham Aliyev continued his father’s dictatorial legacy, imprisoning his critics and enriching his family and cronies, while polishing his country’s image by hosting Formula One events and the Eurovision Song Contest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of imprisoning
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  • Brown said accomplishing those goals would require working with members of Congress as well as local and state officials.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplishing
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  • Drawing from Iran’s playbook in its conflict with the United States, the Houthis are vowing a painful escalation, targeting critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and imposing a global economic cost.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Seminole’s rural boundary is a hot political topic, with nearly every candidate running for office in Seminole this election year vowing to protect the area mostly east of the Econlockhatchee River and covering about one third of the county.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of vowing
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  • Pattison joined Ricochet more than two years ago after leaving the UK arm of Pooch Perfect outfit Beyond Productions.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ambulances were seen leaving the hospital to bring the children's bodies home as mourners wept and wailed.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaving
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  • The government has been widely accused of stealing elections, jailing dissidents and stifling freedom of speech.
    — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rodríguez's administration denies the country is jailing dissidents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of jailing

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“Committing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/committing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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