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as in to exchange
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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noun

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Verb
On Tuesday night, Rethink Coalition hosted a workshop for people who commute on and live near the southeast interchange of I-65 and I-70, which separates the Fletcher Place, Fountain Square and Bates-Hendricks neighborhoods. Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024 Ryan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO law and was immediately sentenced to 10 years, which was commuted to time served. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
Drivers are warned to plan for slippery road conditions, particularly on the Tuesday morning commute. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Zoom in: Security was extremely tight around the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Eakins Oval, with road closures snarling traffic during the evening commute. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commute 
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Verb
  • The independent investigators also reported that Welby and Smyth crossed paths at Christian holiday camps run by a British trust from 1975 to 1979 and exchanged Christmas cards for several years.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The company’s at-home kits allow customers to exchange a saliva sample for insights into their genome relating to things such as their possible ancestry, health, and food preferences.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The real meat of the episode is the fight between Bronwyn and Lisa, which has been bubbling since the flight to Palm Springs.
    Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Venezuela retaliated by refusing deportation flights from the United States and Mexico.
    Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The two have traded off leads in the last few days.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
  • After getting bounced from the 2023 playoffs, Milwaukee traded Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen a future first-round pick and two future swaps for Lillard.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Under the Golden State’s constitution, a governor has near unlimited power to grant clemency, which includes commutations of sentence and pardons.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Executive clemency can be a pardon, which voids a person’s federal criminal conviction, or commutation, which terminates any prison or jail sentence.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Tony Todd, the actor who swapped a hand for a hook as the titular villain of the Candyman movies, died on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Drag your finger down the center of the mouse to scroll, or swipe two fingers across the mouse to swap between apps with ease.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On Instagram, Stafford shared an extended glimpse into the family’s weekend, which began with a private jet jaunt from L.A. to NOLA.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The Hungarian has transformed his country’s democratic system by changing electoral laws to ensure only his party can win elections.
    Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Yet, almost everyone knows the climate is changing.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The city is expecting 500,000 tourists for the pop star’s six-night, two-weekend stand of her Eras tour.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Elsewhere, Yotam Ottolenghi is midway through a world tour, and Rick Stein's UK theatre tour will be kicking off in March.
    Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024

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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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