as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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Trump And Pardons In 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of high-profile pardons and commutations, notably surpassing his previous clemency record (143 pardons and 85 commutations).
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Biden set a record in presidential pardons, commutations, and clemencies for over 4,200 people.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
Trump issued Duran’s commutation on Wednesday. Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The commutation of Hoover’s sentence denigrates the lives of the children lost to the drugs and bullets of the Gangster Disciples.
—Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Biden set a record in presidential pardons, commutations, and clemencies for over 4,200 people.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
Trump issued Duran’s commutation on Wednesday. Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The commutation of Hoover’s sentence denigrates the lives of the children lost to the drugs and bullets of the Gangster Disciples.
—Ronald S. Safer, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutation
exchange
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The Phoenix Suns have acquired center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the No. 29 pick on Wednesday and a 2029 first-round pick.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Instead, the Wizards undercut both Florida franchises, drafted and traded Clayton to Utah in exchange for the No. 21 pick and multiple second-round picks.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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