committing

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perform an action v.
deliver, entrust v.

VERB

perform an action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act carry out do execute perpetrate violate

STRONG

accomplish achieve complete contravene effectuate enact offend pull scandalize sin transgress trespass wreak

WEAK

go for broke go in for go out for pull off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain fail idle leave miss neglect stop

STRONG

behave compliment give up obey

WEAK

cease desist end keep keep from loaf rest wait

VERB

deliver, entrust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send

STRONG

allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest

WEAK

confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay

WEAK

cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

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committing

Reaching for a petal with a look of immense self-loathing, as if committing a felony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

This is hardly the behavior of an institution that thinks it’s committing a crime, or a supervisor that thinks fraud is happening under its nose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The DNA recordings also revealed important information about when cells begin committing to their eventual roles in the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

On Thursday, the police said they had begun issuing letters inviting people "reasonably suspected" of committing offences linked to the protests to interview.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“You’re telling me you have actually been tasked to help the Pandavas? What is this, your penance for committing so horrible a sin?”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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