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adjective

Definition of commutingnext
as in compensatory

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commuting

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noun

as in commutation

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commuting

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verb

present participle of commute
as in swapping
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commuting
  1. commutation
  2. swapping
  3. parole
  4. exchanging
  5. changing
  6. switching
Noun
  • According to a memo the White House put out on Sunday, Biden plans to issue more pardons and commutations; take steps to protect federal lands; work to forgive more student debt; rein in artificial intelligence; and award more money from the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Clemency is used to describe both pardons and commutations.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of commutation
Verb
  • Meeting the electrification challenge Introducing EVs does not simply involve swapping one set of vehicles for another.
    Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Little, which puts a refreshing twist on the magical body-swapping formula used so prevalently in comedies.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of swapping
Noun
  • Georgia law states that Chloe would have to serve 30 years of her life sentence before being eligible for parole.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Attorney Thomas Dickey said that in Pennsylvania, bail can be denied in capital cases or when someone is charged with first-degree murder involving life without parole.
    NBC News, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of parole
Verb
  • Ball and Posen began exchanging messages.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The horns are constantly exchanging figures with the winds at soft dynamics.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exchanging
Verb
  • Sustaining Legacy And Scaling Responsibly As a second-generation entrepreneur, one of my central objectives has been finding ways to uphold these values while adapting and growing in a changing market.
    Mustafa Gandhi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, the reasons offered keep changing.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of changing
Verb
  • Within this context, emotional and contextual data must be used as levers to foster deeper emotional connections across all key moments with customers to increase their lifetime value, while also decreasing their likelihood of switching brands and improving engagement that is emotionally led.
    Billee Howard, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Lynx, developed by Deep Robotics, demonstrates exceptional mobility, switching between wheels and traditional quadruped modes for climbing stairs or overcoming obstacles.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of switching
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“Commuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commuting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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