as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return
commuting foreign currency to domestic
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Recent Examples of commuted
Hidden Figures book author Margot Lee Shetterly wrote that Johnson actually commuted with neighbor Eunice Smith, who lived three blocks down from her.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump commuted the sentence of Zuberi, a fundraiser and venture capitalist, after he was convicted of crimes that partially stemmed from a $900,000 donation his company Avenue Ventures made to Trump’s first inaugural committee in 2017.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
After her sentence was commuted, inewsource reported, Adriana Camberos and her brother each contributed $360, the maximum allowed under city law, to McCann’s 2022 mayoral campaign.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Daniel, deep in his delusions, stayed in the new home, while his wife commuted to the business.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
Chun’s death sentence was later commuted to life in prison, and he was subsequently pardoned and freed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Chun was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly all the rioters on his first day back in office, making good on a campaign promise.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Brian Pippitt, who had his sentence commuted after two and a half decades in prison, has been released from prison.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump commuted the sentence of Zuberi, a fundraiser and venture capitalist, after he was convicted of crimes that partially stemmed from a $900,000 donation his company Avenue Ventures made to Trump’s first inaugural committee in 2017.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
After her sentence was commuted, inewsource reported, Adriana Camberos and her brother each contributed $360, the maximum allowed under city law, to McCann’s 2022 mayoral campaign.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Daniel, deep in his delusions, stayed in the new home, while his wife commuted to the business.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
Chun’s death sentence was later commuted to life in prison, and he was subsequently pardoned and freed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Chun was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly all the rioters on his first day back in office, making good on a campaign promise.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Brian Pippitt, who had his sentence commuted after two and a half decades in prison, has been released from prison.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commuted
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The twosome exchanged airblown kisses at the end in a nod to their friendship and mutual diva respect.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The scuffles came amid an already intense night, with tensions fueled by a brutal press conference on Thursday for the title fight between Lopez and Stevenson, during which the boxers exchanged insults about each other’s family members.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Two-way deals can be swapped at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thinking ahead, Geddes swapped his spot in the 2025 Farmers with Santaluz assistant pro Cavin McCall, who had an exemption for the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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New England traded backup quarterback Joe Milton and starting defensive tackle Davon Godchaux during the offseason for late-round picks.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the heart of concerns is the low free float of Indonesian equities, given the country’s biggest companies are thinly traded and controlled by a handful of wealthy individuals—a structure that investors say distorts the index and risks manipulation.—
Prima Wirayani,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 28-year-old suffered a back spasm in the 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on January 6 and was substituted in the 63rd minute.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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His rendition uses fresh porcini mushrooms, but any fresh mushroom can be substituted.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Carl Phillips on writing the poems that changed the course of his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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