as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
for most of the book's recipes, fresh and dried herbs are not commutable
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Recent Examples of commutable
Data shows movers are favoring commutable suburban areas with new construction and greater affordability.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutable
Adjective
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These options include simply selling their position through open-market sales, an exchange offer or a mandatory exchangeable bond, with proceeds potentially funding a large share buyback, which would be highly accretive to Fluor's EPS, especially at its currently depressed valuation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cash equivalent includes tips paid by checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, and tangible or intangible tokens readily exchangeable for cash or cash equivalent.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The article by Trammell and Patel has already received some pushback online, largely on the ground that its assumption that capital is perfectly substitutable for labor is unrealistic.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Bottles are safe, minimal, interchangeable — optimized to photograph well and be forgotten.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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With 30 points of articulation, plus his signature mace, blaster, and interchangeable hands, it’s built for dynamic posing and display.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Commutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutable. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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