commute 1 of 2

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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Recent Examples of commute
Verb
Today, regardless of whether knowledge workers are commuting to a skyscraper or their own living room, the real working space is digital. Jon Cairns, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 After a public appeal from Francis weeks before Trump took office, President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row. Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Radium Performance View 4 Images Some electric skateboards are nice sedate things, designed for leisurely commutes on city sidewalks. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2025 Trump commutes sentence of Jason Galanis, a former Hunter Biden associate who cooperated with the GOP House investigation. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
Verb
  • Gifts were exchanged, and the Pope wished the King and Queen a happy 20th wedding anniversary, which fell on the same day as their meeting.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, tickets for Saturday’s game can be exchanged — online only — for a similar regular season game.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Emirates, the other flagship airline of the UAE, has 96 flights a week between Dubai and the U.S. How to Get Around Cars are the best way to get around.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Over the past few days, several celebrities took to social media to voice their disdain for the Blue Origin flight.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For years, the previously defunct label has been traded voraciously online by super fans of these statement dresses.
    Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • According to trading data volume from the TSE, foreign investors traded 20 billion shares on the main prime market between April 7-11, while local individuals traded 10 billion.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Once reelected, Trump sprang them all, with pardons and commutations.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The Bondi memo directs the Justice Department to, among other things assist local prosecutors in pursuing death sentences under state law against the 37 individuals who received commutations.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • While making his way to the mound to swap Maton out for Romero, Marmol had some choice words for home-plate umpire Mark Carlson, who promptly ejected Marmol from the game.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The group replaces itself at No. 1 on the tally, swapping out one smash for the next without missing a beat.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And, being just 20 minutes from Athens’ city center, the hotel is perfectly positioned for both lazy beach days and quick jaunts to the Acropolis.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Today By Paulina Berges A short jaunt from one of Kyoto’s busiest junctions, Good Nature Hotel is positioned between Gion and Nishiki Market.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Show them that changing their skin now, or obsessing over one type of look that puts them in a box, isn’t necessarily the best use of their time—these trends are likely to surge in popularity and then completely disappear just as quickly.
    Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The song really changed my career — changed my life.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Whether you’re headed to a nice meal or taking a wine tour, sport this tiered dress with a twirl-worthy skirt in the eye-catching color.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Then Groff comes up an elevator trap door, like a 2000s pop star entering a stadium tour.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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