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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In some of his finest works, like Job Mocked by His Wife and The Newborn Child, the figures in their heavy clothes are reduced to flat shapes of ocher or brown, not unlike the way, three centuries later, Giorgio Morandi would commute vessels to a pure geometry stripped of all but color and feeling.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Take advantage of its roomy main compartment, three interior pockets, two exterior pockets, and two side water bottle sleeves for your next trip, office commute, or night at the library.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Because many of those suburbanites commute up to 45 minutes each way to jobs in downtown Miami, a 10- or 15-minute drive from Miami Beach.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
In some of his finest works, like Job Mocked by His Wife and The Newborn Child, the figures in their heavy clothes are reduced to flat shapes of ocher or brown, not unlike the way, three centuries later, Giorgio Morandi would commute vessels to a pure geometry stripped of all but color and feeling.
—Nicole Krauss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Freezing rain from overnight should transition to rain during the morning commute, so watch for slippery stretches.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Take advantage of its roomy main compartment, three interior pockets, two exterior pockets, and two side water bottle sleeves for your next trip, office commute, or night at the library.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commute
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To be sure, the memo represents provisional legal advice exchanged between outside counsel and Duke’s in-house lawyers, and was not written for public consumption.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jordan, the basketball Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion, was with Reddick’s 23XI pit crew exchanging high fives as Reddick crossed the finish line.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Future hypersonic platform The aircraft is the latest in a series of prototypes designed to rapidly test and refine technologies needed for high-Mach flight.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of people have also left on commercial flights from major transit hubs in the United Arab Emirates.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude, the global benchmark, spiked 9% to trade at above $79 a barrel.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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But several rounds of peace talks hosted by Turkey in November failed to produce a lasting agreement, and the two sides have occasionally traded fire since then.—
ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN,
Arkansas Online,
2 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
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Trump has not ruled out the possibility of granting Maxwell a pardon or commutation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Style it with sneakers and a crossbody bag for long travel days, or swap in sandals and sunnies when temperatures rise.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Superior rooms are furnished in cherry wood, while premium rooms swap in lighter sycamore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Located in the uber-posh Mayfair neighborhood, with Buckingham Palace just a jaunt across Hyde Park, the Four Seasons at Park Lane is as stately a property as the postcode demands.—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Carnival Vista and Mardi Gras also stop at the brand’s newest private destination there during their year-round jaunts in the Caribbean out of Port Canaveral.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even an all-out air war with a major global oil producer likely won't change that.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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And none of them have ever changed the laws or constants of physics in a way that has persisted to the present day.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ocala is also a nature and adventure lovers’ paradise, with activities that include the famous glass-bottom boat tours at Silver Springs State Park, kayaking through crystal-clear springs, or ziplining over limestone canyons at The Canyons Zip Line & Adventure Park.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The first drop with Moynat came in Shanghai in October, in tandem with the kickoff of celebrations for the series’ anniversary exhibition tour.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Commute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commute. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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