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commit, confide, consign, delegate, deliver, entrust (also intrust), give, give over, hand, hand over, leave, pass, recommend, repose, transfer, transmit, trust, turn over, vest
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Bochy commended River Cats manager Dave Brundage for the work he’s done managing a club that’s constantly been in flux due to the high volume of transactions at the top levels of the organization this season. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Triple-A Sacramento breaks two-decade drought for SF Giants’ farm system," 30 Aug. 2019 Warren commended Underhill for bringing more diversity to the DA’s Office. — oregonlive.com, "Photo wall of white male prosecutors removed from the Multnomah County DA’s Office," 21 Aug. 2019 Orient commended Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, a 2015 agreement between 195 nations that aims to slow the potentially disastrous effects of climate change. — Jeannette Hinkle, azcentral, "Trump to be honored by deniers of human-caused climate-change in Tucson," 17 July 2019 At a third of the cost, nearly a decade sooner, and with zero wetlands variances, Phase 1 has much to commend it. — BostonGlobe.com, "Should the state proceed with Phase 1 of the South Coast Rail project?," 20 Apr. 2018 Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey commended the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, the fugitive task force and Assistant District Attorney Scott Gilliland for their persistence in obtaining the conviction. — Carol Robinson, AL.com, "Man pleads guilty to having 131 images of children engaged in sex acts," 27 Mar. 2018 After the meeting ended, Safaà stayed around for about an hour listening to his constituents, who both commended and lambasted him for the idea. — Trisha Thadani, SFChronicle.com, "Proposed ‘safe’ parking lot upsets some residents, pleases others," 20 July 2019 There’s still space to commend in advance the winners in our world whose achievements inspire the rest of us NOT to turn in the trowel despite setbacks and disappointments. — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, "Blundering Gardener: To be a gardener, it’s best to embrace the win some, lose some philosophy," 22 June 2019 During his speech at Buckingham Palace on Monday night, President Trump remembered D-Day and commended Queen Elizabeth II for her service during World War II. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Was Queen Elizabeth II really an army mechanic during WWII?," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'commend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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