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
Other payment platforms, like Visa and Mastercard, have announced partnerships with major AI players for agentic commerce.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
The experience played out like a textbook clash between art and commerce—of indie upstarts versus corporate overlords.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Like the county has done previously, the business organizations also noted a safety factor, on top of commerce concerns, in the highway's current design.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
As firmly as its characters believe in God or commerce or Irish independence, House of Guinness places its faith in the notion that a kiss or a speech or a punch, delivered with enough style and passion, can sell just about anything.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
The experience played out like a textbook clash between art and commerce—of indie upstarts versus corporate overlords.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Like the county has done previously, the business organizations also noted a safety factor, on top of commerce concerns, in the highway's current design.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
As firmly as its characters believe in God or commerce or Irish independence, House of Guinness places its faith in the notion that a kiss or a speech or a punch, delivered with enough style and passion, can sell just about anything.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commerce
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The assistance, which significantly lowered premiums for people purchasing insurance through federal or state marketplaces, is set to expire at the end of this year.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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More than 24 million people buy their own marketplace insurance and most use the credits to afford their monthly healthcare premiums, according to health policy research group KFF.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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The entire interaction was caught on video, showing Crawford unbuckling his seatbelt and carefully exiting his vehicle while a cop stood on the opposite side of the driver’s side door.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the most memorable interactions were from Wade’s group chat with fellow equipment managers.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
5 Sep. 2025
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.—
Sonam Sheth
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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His suggestion comes on the heels of a report from longtime NFL insider Ian Rapoport, who reported that teams around the NFL are monitoring Woolen as a potential trade candidate this year.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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As reported by Newsweek, those incidents followed complaints from Poland, Romania, and Estonia about Russian airspace violations, further straining relations between NATO allies and Moscow.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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An official could not confirm to ABC News if the victims were adults or any relation between them.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
27 Sep. 2025
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After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a further sign of growing Sino-Nigerian relations, Abuja is considering certifying China’s C919 commercial jet for use, Bloomberg reported.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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At a conventional intersection, drivers are turning left, traffic is passing in both directions and a right turn on red might include a driver who doesn’t see a pedestrian crossing with the light, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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And on major commercial corridors, agents have set up traffic checkpoints, which may violate the Constitution under Supreme Court precedent.—
Elizabeth Goitein,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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One 2024 survey found that about 60 percent of college students reported having had vaginal intercourse; a 2022 Pew Research survey reported that more than half of all adults under 30 were in a relationship at the time.—
Molly Langmuir,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commerce. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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