as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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Recent Examples of commutations
In fact, sentencing commutations already can require a defendant to pay existing financial penalties while reducing or eliminating other aspects of a sentence, such as prison time.
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Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Trump previously gave these members of extremist groups commutations instead of full pardons.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
And the punishment must be carried out within 90 days of sentencing without any possibility for pardons or commutations.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The White House doesn’t comment on potential clemency requests, but the president is the ultimate decider on pardons and commutations.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The White House does not comment on clemency requests, and the final decision on any pardons or commutations rests with the president, a White House official told CNN.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Successful clemency petitions, either in the form of pardons or sentence commutations are rare — especially for someone convicted of violent crimes.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Trump previously gave these members of extremist groups commutations instead of full pardons.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
And the punishment must be carried out within 90 days of sentencing without any possibility for pardons or commutations.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The White House doesn’t comment on potential clemency requests, but the president is the ultimate decider on pardons and commutations.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The White House does not comment on clemency requests, and the final decision on any pardons or commutations rests with the president, a White House official told CNN.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Successful clemency petitions, either in the form of pardons or sentence commutations are rare — especially for someone convicted of violent crimes.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutations
exchanges
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An amendment to the city’s nutrition center budget, which preserves the program’s daily meal cap at 250 rather than reducing it to 200 as per staff recommendation, sparked the meeting’s sharpest exchanges.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Initial public offerings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI in the coming months could add close to $4 trillion in market capitalization to US exchanges, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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“Commutations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutations. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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