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
The Gulf Arabs position and pride themselves on being havens of stability and engines of commerce and finance in an unstable region.
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
The Commerce Clause provides Congress with the authority to regulate interstate commerce and, as it has been interpreted by courts, prohibits states from enacting economic laws that unduly burden other states’ economies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
Trump has staked much of his political reputation on his handling of the economy, pitching himself as the leader who can slash household bills, put more money in Americans' pockets through lower taxes, and lift commerce into a new golden age.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In confronting the Mexican government for its failure to prevent the femicides, the band also challenges a culture in which commerce is valued more than the lives of the workers who keep it running.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
The Commerce Clause provides Congress with the authority to regulate interstate commerce and, as it has been interpreted by courts, prohibits states from enacting economic laws that unduly burden other states’ economies.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 June 2025
Trump has staked much of his political reputation on his handling of the economy, pitching himself as the leader who can slash household bills, put more money in Americans' pockets through lower taxes, and lift commerce into a new golden age.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In confronting the Mexican government for its failure to prevent the femicides, the band also challenges a culture in which commerce is valued more than the lives of the workers who keep it running.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commerce
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But the underlying rails that power payments haven’t kept pace with the fluidity of today’s digital marketplaces.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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More than 50 products were subject to recall notices in June, with the online marketplace revealing the details of each on its website.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The officers’ interaction with Joseph P. Gerber quickly escalated into an exchange of gunfire on Gateway Boulevard.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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The judge’s ruling says the defense suggested four possible alternate perpetrators of the murders, each of whom had some connection to or interaction with the victims in the days before they were fatally stabbed.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Many of them also demonstrated against President Trump's recent executive orders and policies targeting transgender people and recognizing only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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On the first day of his term, Trump signed an executive order that recognized two sexes, male and female, a dictum that has moved across all departments under his jurisdiction.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The Nabataeans were an incredibly skilled trading tribe in the spice trade.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Waller is coming out of retirement to play for the Miami Dolphins, who made a trade with the New York Giants to get him in the building before training camp, according to multiple reports Tuesday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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In doing so, it was hoped that outside influence and economic ties could slowly unravel the Gordian Knot that is Israeli-Palestinian relations and cool tensions.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But as a two-term governor in a blue state, Pritzker has the luxury of not having to make a choice under the usual constraints of seeking a political advantage, said Robin Johnson, a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 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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Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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That’s on the west edge of town next to Keller, on the Fort Worth side of Southlake and safely removed from the thick traffic near Texas 114.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
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Until recently, most insurance companies followed the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s definition for fertility, which defined infertility as a condition in which heterosexual couples couldn’t conceive after a year of unprotected intercourse.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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The pair always took Ecstasy or MDMA beforehand, Ventura alleged, and Combs would direct Ventura and the male escort to perform erotic acts leading up to intercourse.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commerce. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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