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Recent Examples of commute
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
This season has involved quite a bit of travel around Southern California, especially thanks to Will’s long commute.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
His sentence was commuted to a year by the king and he was released on parole after six months in detention.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Exercise caution during the morning commute.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
This season has involved quite a bit of travel around Southern California, especially thanks to Will’s long commute.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Newsom, driven by California Highway Patrol officers, effectively commutes to the state capital of Sacramento, 88 miles northeast.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
His sentence was commuted to a year by the king and he was released on parole after six months in detention.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
Verb
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But the carrier avoided big changes in the process and instead focused on a deal with its bondholders, which exchanged almost $800 million in debt for equity, and it was greeted after bankruptcy with persistently higher costs and weaker-than-expected domestic travel demand.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The app gives owners the option to connect with the owners of their canine's relative, to exchange information about their pets or schedule a playdate.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But between private-jet flights to Spain and shopping sprees on Rodeo Drive, these women still deal with problems that affect millions of women worldwide.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Data from flight-tracking service Flightradar24 showed that the Spirit plane came no closer than eight miles laterally to Air Force One, which remained at 32,000 feet — just 1,000 feet below Spirit Flight 1300.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their contempt for freedom and social order trades the politics of reason and persuasion—Charlie's life's work—for the false politics of violence and murder.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The per share allocation price was 103 rupees, and the stock was last trading 64% higher at 169 rupees.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsom granted a commutation to Arthur Battle, convicted of murder for a 2006 contract killing.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The commutation, one of 10 granted by the governor Friday, allows Cuong Tran to make his case for parole earlier than expected.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Vanessa Hudgens hasn’t even had the chance to swap her summer crochet linens for winter crochet wools, but the California concert promoter has already released the lineup for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the earliest announcement since the event’s inception in 1999.—
Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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His activist group Turning Point USA helped update the young-Republican aesthetic, swapping bow ties for T-shirts and making rallies feel like rock concerts.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vansteenberghe, 24, opted for a chic all-black ensemble for his front row jaunt in a turtleneck paired with a matching jacket and tuxedo pants.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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With Bensen and Conner forming a dynamic duo, Carolina will need to tackle well and avoid explosive runs, similar to Travis Etienne’s 71-yard jaunt in Week 1.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Amazon has received about 1,500 emails in the past year, and the company has changed about 455 processes based on that feedback, Jassy said.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Humans can also read between the lines, understand nuance, adapt to change and lend a listening ear in ways machines can’t.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite being signed to the culture-changing label Sub Pop for four albums in the 2000s, Fruit Bats never achieved the same level of acclaim as many of their labelmates, like the Shins and Sleater Kinney, and Johnson disbanded the collective at the end of its 2013 tour.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bargatze has released six comedy specials, hosted two episodes of Saturday Night Live and sold millions of stand-up tour tickets.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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