Thesaurus results for COMMUTES

commutes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of commute

as in exchanges

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

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commutes

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noun

plural of commute

as in flights

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Like most of the 50-odd boys on the field, Désir commutes a long distance several days a week to play in peace at Parc Sainte-Thérèse, an arena with artificial turf in the hillside suburb of Pétionville. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 Nayabu, 43, commutes about four hours each day to and from his tech job in Santa Clara from Mountain House. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 Kerigan Rosado, 29, commutes an hour each way to her job as an administrative office assistant at Central Michigan University. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Somebody who lives in Shawnee but commutes downtown for work, for example, pays the tax, and roughly half its revenue comes from people who live outside the city. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 John Douglass commutes long distances for work and has noticed the higher gas prices. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 Van Dyke plays Rob Petrie, an affable television writer who commutes into Manhattan each day from his suburban home in New Rochelle. — John Glynn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 This millennial nurse commutes 5,000 miles from Sweden to work at a California hospital. — Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 Notably, Abbott is one of the exceedingly rare staffers on Capitol Hill who commutes weekly as a senator does. — Al Weaver, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025

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Plus, Compass counted 32 days where these commutes took at least 30% longer than the average commute for the year. — Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025

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Verb

Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.

— C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Definition of exchanges

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Residents said the procedure concentrated flights over communities that previously experienced fewer direct overflights.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
California, where the company has conducted piloted flights across the San Francisco Bay Area, is also included in the initial development strategy.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of flights

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When day turns to night and the city swaps coffee cups for cocktail glasses, sample some of the country’s best mixed drinks, wines and, of course, whisky.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Agurto is one of 25 veterans who, over the past two years, have turned to a program that swaps a therapist’s couch for a racing simulator.

— Laurie Mermet, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of swaps

Noun

The property has plenty of experiences for guests, from a hot air balloon ride to bike trips and whiskey tastings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Mamdani has been making trips to firehouses most impacted by losses on 9/11, a spokesperson told CNN, visiting eight on Staten Island as well as FDNY Rescue 1 in Manhattan, which lost nearly half its company at the Twin Towers.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of trips

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Seven weeks later, SpaceX trades below $110, far below its IPO price.

— Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Melius raised its price target to $110 from $85, but noted Starbucks already trades at roughly 40 times expected fiscal 2026 earnings, leaving much of the turnaround reflected in the stock price.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of trades

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This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
So Tuchel, who always substitutes his wingers after roughly an hour, decided to withdraw Gordon and bring on an extra defender, Ezri Konsa.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

Noun

These jaunts test sensors and advanced new materials in the hypersonic flight environment, among other tasks.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Some of his admirers gathered at the Indiana Dunes State Park Friday for the hike, including his widow Susan Seman, who because of her ailments normally couldn’t go on her husband’s jaunts.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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