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verb

Definition of commutesnext
present tense third-person singular of commute
as in exchanges
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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commutes

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noun

plural of commute
as in flights

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  1. flights
  2. errands
  3. excursions
  4. expeditions
Noun
  • In a statement from the airlines translated by the Times, the company said Friday regular flights to eight Russian cities had been suspended.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • In July, a cybersecurity company accidentally introduced a single software bug that canceled or delayed tens of thousands of flights and trains, halted surgeries, and blacked out television broadcasts around the world.
    The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of flights
Noun
  • This week, the Family Switch actress was spotted wearing a cozy turtleneck sweater not once but twice while running some last-minute holiday errands in Los Angeles.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Recovery shoes are great for extended uses like running everyday errands or walking longer distances.
    Cory Smith, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of errands
Noun
  • Batchelor’s innovative approach to business has propelled RED to the forefront of luxury excursions and watersports.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Snorkeling, scuba diving, dolphin excursions and even planting coral with the resort’s resident marine biologist, among other adventures, are also available.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of excursions
Noun
  • From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Their results, published in the journal Nature this month, present evidence that ancient bacterial strains related to the syphilis disease group were widespread in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus’ expeditions.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of expeditions
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