1
as in marketplace
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
a government agency in charge of regulating interstate commerce
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2
as in interaction
doings between individuals or groups
when I was doing outside consulting for the company, I never had much commerce with the in-house staff
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3
as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
rumors of commerce between the lady and the knight spread throughout the court
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Recent Examples of commerce
Glamour senior commerce editor Jenifer Calle uses this spray almost every day.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 July 2025
There’s plenty of potential surprises still working their way through the various branches of government, involving everything from regulation to commerce.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Both Glamour commerce director Brie Schwartz and style commerce editor Jake Henry Smith own and love Melissa’s iconic Possession sandals, which kicked off the original jelly sandals craze back in the ’80s.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 July 2025
There’s plenty of potential surprises still working their way through the various branches of government, involving everything from regulation to commerce.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Debra Krol reports on Indigenous communities at the confluence of climate, culture and commerce in Arizona and the Intermountain West.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Both Glamour commerce director Brie Schwartz and style commerce editor Jake Henry Smith own and love Melissa’s iconic Possession sandals, which kicked off the original jelly sandals craze back in the ’80s.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commerce
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The Big Beautiful Bill is expected to cause another 1.9 million Texans to go without insurance because of the changes in the Affordable Care Act subsidies to the marketplace and changes to Medicaid that will make renewal more difficult.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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Access to a universe of tokens, bustling marketplaces and chatbots is becoming a native part of how people communicate and manage their digital lives.—
Alexander Sudeykin,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Trying to reducing those interactions to ‘end user’ terms missed the complexity that made the work succeed.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The release comes after cellphone video McNeil recorded of his interaction with officers gained viral traction online.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The research highlights that identical brain circuits may underlie mating behaviors in both sexes, but operate through fundamentally different mechanisms depending on the hormonal state.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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An order Trump signed on Jan. 20, his first day back, proclaims that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
16 July 2025
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The buzz: Rule 1 of the trade deadline: Every contender needs relief help, every year.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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Cora understands how tough the trade deadline can be from a player perspective considering his 14 seasons as one in MLB.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The American public should realize that the figures appearing in the chart’s left column represent a hodgepodge of factors that (while not all wholly irrelevant to global trade tensions) cannot be conveniently translated into a statistic that bears any relation to real-world tariff rates.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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The White House has taken an optimistic tone on the outlook of trade and broader relations with Beijing in recent weeks.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
25 July 2025
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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Soldiers marshalled traffic on a rural road along which artillery guns were being loaded and fired in succession, emitting orange flashes followed by loud explosions and grey smoke.—
Shoon Naing,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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The world's top golfer was arrested in May 2024 during the PGA championships after an incident with police directing traffic.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Menopausal declines in estrogen also may cause vaginal dryness, decreased libido and discomfort during intercourse.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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In particular, three symptoms—vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and increased urinary tract infections, hot flashes, and sleep quality—often emerge as particularly severe for breast cancer patients.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
16 June 2025
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“Commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commerce. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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