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commend
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commend someone or something to someone or something
to recommend or speak well of someone to someone or a group. I commend Walter to your organization. He would make a fine employee. We commended your organization to Martha, who may wish to become a member.

commend someone for something

to praise someone for doing something. The committee commended Ralph for his good work.


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Commendably, the New Regulations dropped a confusing provision referring to services transactions that "may have an effect similar to the transfer of intangible property," lest the phrase be interpreted as improperly expanding the intangibles provisions of the existing regulations to non-intangible transactions.
At the Toccoa conference, DeMar organized several debates--and he commendably invited articulate opponents of his creed.
And it has been commendably principled on the question of whether exit exams increase dropout rates: The 2003 edition of its annual study snidely commented, "Exit exams are certainly not helping to keep students in school.
 
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