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
Hidden Figures book author Margot Lee Shetterly wrote that Johnson actually commuted with neighbor Eunice Smith, who lived three blocks down from her.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump commuted the sentence of Zuberi, a fundraiser and venture capitalist, after he was convicted of crimes that partially stemmed from a $900,000 donation his company Avenue Ventures made to Trump’s first inaugural committee in 2017.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
After her sentence was commuted, inewsource reported, Adriana Camberos and her brother each contributed $360, the maximum allowed under city law, to McCann’s 2022 mayoral campaign.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Daniel, deep in his delusions, stayed in the new home, while his wife commuted to the business.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
Chun’s death sentence was later commuted to life in prison, and he was subsequently pardoned and freed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Chun was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly all the rioters on his first day back in office, making good on a campaign promise.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Brian Pippitt, who had his sentence commuted after two and a half decades in prison, has been released from prison.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump commuted the sentence of Zuberi, a fundraiser and venture capitalist, after he was convicted of crimes that partially stemmed from a $900,000 donation his company Avenue Ventures made to Trump’s first inaugural committee in 2017.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
After her sentence was commuted, inewsource reported, Adriana Camberos and her brother each contributed $360, the maximum allowed under city law, to McCann’s 2022 mayoral campaign.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Daniel, deep in his delusions, stayed in the new home, while his wife commuted to the business.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 Jan. 2026
Chun’s death sentence was later commuted to life in prison, and he was subsequently pardoned and freed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Chun was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump pardoned and commuted the sentences of nearly all the rioters on his first day back in office, making good on a campaign promise.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2026
Brian Pippitt, who had his sentence commuted after two and a half decades in prison, has been released from prison.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commuted
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The pair exchanged smiles and kisses as the accolade was engraved, while Chalamet also congratulated fellow winner Paul Thomas Anderson, who took home the Best Screenplay award for One Battle After Another.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The filing includes text messages exchanged between the prosecutor and his teenager in the minutes after the shooting, which prosecutors argue underscore that lack of firsthand knowledge.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Charlotte Hornets’ star point guard was able to check in this time because of a slight curveball with the starting lineup, which swapped Collin Sexton in as a starter for Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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The families swapped Christmas cookies as a parting gift before Good’s family left Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Their fifth- and seventh-round picks were previously traded for Oweh and safety Elijah Molden.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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Then Alex Morgan retired, Naomi Girma was sold and Jaedyn Shaw was traded, and the team pivoted to a young, largely international roster for the 2025 season.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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In addition to halibut, another delicate white fish, such as grouper, sea bass or flounder, can be substituted.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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When the Brazil international was substituted on 81 minutes, whistles rang around the Alinma Stadium, and another replay shown on Movistar TV appeared to show a smiling Simeone pointing to his ear to tell the Brazil forward to listen to the noise being aimed at him.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That changed in 2019, when the company secured permission to lock phones for 60 days to reduce fraud.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yet, everything changed last week.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Commuted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commuted. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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