commuted

past tense of commute
as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return commuting foreign currency to domestic

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Recent Examples of commuted Another woman, Gaile Owens, was held in the same facility as Pike for those three years before her death sentence was ultimately commuted, but the two never had contact, court filings show. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Pavese appealed for clemency, and his sister even wrote directly to Mussolini; his sentence was commuted after less than eight months. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 For example, Jason Galanis, who pled guilty to defrauding the Oglala Sioux Nation, had paid just over $2 million of his $80 million restitution before his sentence was commuted and the restitution erased in 2025. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 He was released about a year early, in 2021, after his sentence was commuted for helping fight Oregon wildfires in 2020 under a prison firefighting program. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026 Several assistant coaches who planned to go with Kiffin to LSU stayed on with the Rebels and commuted back and forth. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 His seven year sentence was commuted by — who else — Trump last year. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026 Smith’s death sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1954. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Death sentences for two others were commuted and one was sentenced to prison. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commuted
Verb
  • The two exchanged photos and talked about their goals for the future.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • A'ja Wilson exchanged words with a fan in Indy after this play.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers synthesized two iron tetra-azaphthalocyanines in which nitrogen-containing heterocycles swapped the peripheral benzene rings in conventional iron phthalocyanine.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • On Days of Ash, a drum performance or two was swapped out for a drum machine.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hill, who was picked by the Chiefs in the fifth round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, had 6,630 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns in Kansas City over six seasons before he was traded to the Dolphins.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For Cham’s latest launch, designer Christy Cham traded the usual fashion dinner for something a lot more revealing.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ronaldo started that game but was substituted in the 67th minute.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ronaldo started in Portugal's 1-0 win over Wales last Thursday and was substituted in the 67th minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Also check whether the company has changed its privacy policy or added new controls.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • If records are made to be broken, then stats are made to be changed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Commuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commuted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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