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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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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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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
To help bring this project to life, the JD brand has agreed to become the first retailer to leverage CommerceTools and Stripe’s agentic commerce suite.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Senior commerce director Abbey Stone is partial to Grüns and has been taking them every day for over eight months.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Favored in commerce and industry for their durability and heat resistance, PFAS also resist breaking down naturally in the environment.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Goldman says both credit card processors are also best positioned for agentic commerce, too.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Senior commerce director Abbey Stone is partial to Grüns and has been taking them every day for over eight months.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Favored in commerce and industry for their durability and heat resistance, PFAS also resist breaking down naturally in the environment.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Goldman says both credit card processors are also best positioned for agentic commerce, too.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commerce
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The credits are available to people who bought health care policies in the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unrest at the Tehran bazaar is particularly unsettling for officials because the shuttering of shops at the ancient marketplace and protests from the merchant class were key elements that led to the overthrow of the monarchy in 1979.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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These interactions influence how Earth’s atmosphere slowly escapes into space.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Raquel Pacheco, a former candidate for the Miami Beach City Commission and Florida Senate, recorded a video of her interaction with two officers who knocked on her door in the Flamingo Park neighborhood.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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The trade association outlined its concerns over consolidation in a statement to a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, which is holding a hearing on Wednesday on competition in digital streaming.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Sabres run into some significant issues down the lineup — upgrading the fourth line should be among Kekäläinen’s most pressing priorities between now and the trade deadline — but young centre Noah Ostlund has helped give Buffalo’s usually problematic fourth line some connective heft and floor.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The committee floated a proposal to implement new requirements for where these businesses can be built in relation to each other, and to strengthen pre-existing requirements.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Investors also foresee the strain in China-Japan relations benefitting spending on South Korean businesses, leading to gains for Korean retail and consumer stocks, according to Bloomberg.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Greenland, as part of the Danish realm, is covered by NATO’s collective defense guarantees, meaning any use of force against it would reverberate across the alliance and risk a severe rupture in transatlantic relations.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Another feature, multipath operations, sends high-priority traffic across multiple paths and frequencies simultaneously.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Duties include patrolling residential neighborhoods, shopping centers, business parks, schools, local parks and assisting with traffic control, home vacation and elderly welfare checks.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Vaginal estrogen can be especially effective for easing urinary symptoms and issues like vaginal dryness or painful intercourse that can accompany menopause.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Between 13 to 84% of postmenopausal women experience vaginal pain during intercourse, with pelvic floor tension being one of the many reasons behind the discomfort.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commerce. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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