DEDICATES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

dedicates

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present tense third-person singular of dedicate

as in devotes

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 dedicates Tyler dedicates this dance to his mom, who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in 2020, but also to moms everywhere. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Pennsylvania, which lags behind almost every other state in funding legal defense for poor people, known as indigent defense, dedicates no money for post-trial work. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026 Proposition 28 dedicates an amount equal to roughly 1% of California’s base education funding — nearly $1 billion a year — to arts programs. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Quan, 56, dedicates a chapter to attending that year’s awards ceremony (the SAG Awards have since been renamed the Actor Awards) with the cast of his 2022 hit Everything Everywhere All at Once in his new memoir Never Say Die. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Goal dedicates more than 3,000 square feet of interior and exterior space to socializing, relaxing, and entertaining, wrapped in a palette of ivory, caramel, and cream. — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026 Rovelli dedicates considerable space to a view of quantum mechanics called the relational interpretation. — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 Outdoor experiences in and around Seattle Seattle dedicates about 12% of its land area to outdoor recreation, with more than 485 parks across the city. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026 The Act 152 program was established in 2021 and dedicates $15 from each county deed transfer to a demolition fund that targets blight throughout Allegheny County. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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Happily, Cooke devotes the bulk of his narrative to everyday Wikipedians and their collaboration’s emergent properties.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
The film devotes a large portion of its second half focusing on Musk’s political activities with DOGE and beyond, though does not take a political position on, well, politicians, nor advocate for one candidate or cause over another.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

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