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verb

kə-ˈmyüt How to pronounce commute (audio)
Definition of commutenext
as in to exchange
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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noun

as in flight

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Recent Examples of commute
Verb
The four were among 57 people granted clemency Thursday, including 30 whose prison sentences were commuted and 27 who received pardons, according to a news release from the Governor’s Office. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Irvine, who was commuting home from his job as a technician in a dark blue Volkswagen hatchback, came to an abrupt stop in free-flowing traffic, lurching to the far-right lane. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
For anyone whose daily commute takes them past local gas stations with placards stating their prices, the answer will be no surprise. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 For families where commute time is already a strain, in-home or online options remove one more logistical hurdle from the week. — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
  1. exchange
  2. flight
  3. trade
  4. commutation
  5. swap
  6. jaunt
  7. change
  8. tour
Verb
  • Other traditions include setting off firecrackers and exchanging sweets and gifts with friends and family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The brief, 10-minute meeting was private, during which the two exchanged gifts.
    — Alfredo Toriello, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • The announcement did not specify Northstar’s first flight date or identify a launch vehicle for the engine.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of flight
Verb
  • Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The campaigns traded invitations to other debates but were unable to reach an agreement.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of trade
Noun
  • For Klaas, whose daughter’s killer, Richard Allen Davis, remains on death row, a blanket commutation would deny families the justice recommended by juries and imposed by judges.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The state Board of Parole Hearings and the California Supreme Court recommended a commutation for Ellis.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of commutation
Verb
  • This distinct atmosphere is especially noticeable in the second set when Cooper swaps his trap set for a balafon and Taylor reaches into his piano to pluck the strings.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike Apollo-era spacesuits sized to each astronaut, the EMU was designed to be reused, so its components can be swapped out to fit astronauts of different sizes.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • Activities include kayaking, biking, and jaunts with a fantastic resident naturalist.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This book manages to deliver on the promise of the jaunt without losing any of the rigor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of jaunt
Verb
  • The approach preserves familiar development workflows while changing how servers coordinate updates and distribute repository data.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Ask whether the time changed, the location changed, or someone simply explained it badly.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of change
Noun
  • Iowa’s roughly 900,000 cyclists, many of whom have participated in an annual cycling tour that’s made the state synonymous with biking, weren’t amused.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • There are two more events left in the European tour season, in Abu Dhabi and then Dubai.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tour

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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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