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as in to exchange
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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noun

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Recent Examples of commute
Verb
Couples who work from home, even just one day a week, are more likely to conceive and more likely to plan to have children in the future than those who commute to the office five days a week, the study found. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 Schaefer and Willis, who both have families in Sheboygan, will commute to Milwaukee to help manage the restaurant. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
Car payments are an indicator of economic health because most Americans rely on cars for their commute or work and therefore prioritize these expenses. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 On Tuesday, a vehicle breakdown on the westbound upper deck choked the morning commute into Marin. Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
Verb
  • With a sense of duty — common among Indigenous Americans, who have historically served in the military at a per capita rate higher than any other ethnic group — the men used their language to exchange codes in Tlingit while having no idea what military intelligence was doing with the information.
    Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Four districts seek site sales Districts also must seek voter approval to sell, lease or exchange certain real estate property.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • So what happens if your flight is affected?
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The site can be used to simulate flight environments that can be used for hypersonic weapon development, according to a university notice.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fortunately, Stefanski and the Browns will face a Jets team on Sunday that just traded their best players at the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Speedster Rashid Shaheed was traded from the last-place New Orleans Saints (1-8) to the first-place Seattle Seahawks (6-2) just before the NFL trade deadline fell.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Several pardons and commutations issued by former President Joe Biden sparked controversy.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
  • More than 13,000 people have applied for federal clemency since 2021, yet only a few hundred have received pardons or commutations.
    Khalil Cumberbatch, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For a spirit-free alternative, swap in a N/A rum or whiskey, or add a dash of almond, rum, or vanilla extract instead.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Desiree swapped her Amazon hooks for the Glenn Towel Bar from Ethnik Living after one of her bath sheets pulled a hook clean off the wall.
    Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, the years-in-the-making tour will instead kick off in March 2026, six years after the singer first announced her intention for a solo jaunt.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Rather, the four-episode jaunt is set in the 19th century.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • How will California's congressional maps change?
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Gardner is supposed to change that.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Belau is the founder of Girls’ Guide to the World, a tour company that arranges roughly 80 international group trips a year primarily for Americans as well as travelers from other English-speaking countries.
    Terry Ward, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Set in British Columbia and tied for the top national park in Canada, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is coastal paradise made up of more than 30 islands and islets complete with coves, beaches, and trails, according to the report from tour operator Journeyscape.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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