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Recent Examples of commute
Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Ricks' request to commute his death sentence or grant a 90-day reprieve.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
This digital commute creates heat and wastes power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Kikuchi is over 70 years old and lives in Aubrey, so commuting to Dallas is difficult for him.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
Earlier this week, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Ricks' request to commute his death sentence or grant a 90-day reprieve.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
Some of the wet weather may last into the Monday morning commute.
—Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
This digital commute creates heat and wastes power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
Verb
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Despite the lessons not usually being carried out in exchanging conversations, they’re seen in norms and conduct.—
Kenneth Okeke,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Politico reported on leaked Telegram chats spanning seven months from leaders of Young Republican chapters in several states—chairs, vice chairs, and committee members exchanging racist and anti-Semitic messages.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The State Department also warned travelers to prepare for potential disruptions, including periodic airspace closures that could affect international flights.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The flight that crashed on Tuesday was a Jazz Aviation plane operating on behalf of Air Canada.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Donovan felt trapped between two urgent situations — caring for his family and guiding a Bulls roster through the turmoil of trading eight players and gaining seven new ones at the deadline.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The victim’s daughter – identified as Tori in Burton’s clemency petition – and some of the jurors in Burton’s case have backed his request for commutation.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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While Gruev has been dependable, swapping him in for a striker like Nmecha is, surely, too conservative.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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High above downtown Dallas, workers in harnesses moved carefully along the steel framework of Reunion Tower this week, swapping out aging light fixtures one by one as traffic moved below.—
Michael Cuviello,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Featuring a talented supporting cast that includes Kandi Muse, Ashley Nicole Black, Amber Ruffin and Nelson Franklin, the film is a fun overnight jaunt with myriad characters to keep Gloria on her toes.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her mother did the same—packing sack lunches for daylong jaunts through the maritime oak forest—even into her nineties.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nobody ever thought about how life would change on farms once mankind figured out a way to eradicate--that was the word used--the little boll weevil.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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When the new website launches, users will need to update all bookmarks to webpages and PDF forms because all links will change.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Children can be seen monkeying around the billiards table, and the surrounding area offers plenty of activities to suit the whole gang—from hiking and boat tours to hair-raising seaplane adventures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Emanuel Sharp made all three of his 3s to christen his revenge tour.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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