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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Adjective
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The Future of Work Report 2025 of the World Economic Forum underscores that roles least substitutable by AI — teachers, mentors, coaches — will grow in importance, shifting societal appreciation towards human-centric skills.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
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As long as China is tightly bound to the United States and Europe through the trade of high-value goods that are not easily substitutable, the West will be far more effective in deterring the country from taking destabilizing actions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The motherboard is quite a bit smaller than the Framework Laptop 13 board, and the two are definitely not interchangeable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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There’s no reason to assume that these two parameters are interchangeable.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
5 June 2025
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“Commutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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