Thesaurus results for COMMUTATION

commutation

noun

ˌkäm-yə-ˈtā-shən

Definition of commutation next

as in exchange

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another an international commutation of food for oil

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Recent Examples of commutation And the punishment must be carried out within 90 days of sentencing without any possibility for pardons or commutations. —

Matt Bradley, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026 The victim’s daughter – identified as Tori in Burton’s clemency petition – and some of the jurors in Burton’s case have backed his request for commutation. —

Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026 Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations. —

Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 Jurors express doubts Six of the eight living jurors from the 1992 trial do not object to commutation, according to the clemency petition. —

CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commutation

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exchange

Noun

Cloud was assessed a technical foul in the immediate moments after Jackson’s injury for an exchange with the officiating crew.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Moore tried the exchange a few more times, in different tones—more acidic, more surprised, more chaotic.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026