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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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
To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of exchanges

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Perfect for running errands, getting lunch with friends, and long-haul flights, these pants are your new summer wardrobe staple.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Delta Air Lines is officially selling basic tickets across its premium cabins, at least on some flights.

— Zach Wichter, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of flights

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As its name suggests, the 9060 Mule trims down the sneaker from its usual height, removes the heel in favor of a backless look with an adjustable support strap and swaps out materials for an even more breathable summertime build.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
When the response comes back, the gateway swaps the tokens back with the original real values.

— Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of swaps

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His airport arrivals and departures on those trips, especially early in his first administration, drew media attention and coverage.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026
In the years since, Harry has made several quick trips back to the UK, most notably attending his grandmother’s funeral in 2022 and his father’s coronation in 2023.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Definition of trips

Noun

One of the monarch’s nicknames for his wife is unexpected—and likely derived from his travels abroad.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026
The outlet also highlights travelers’ reasoning behind specifically selecting window seats for their travels, including motion sickness, fear of flying or to keep children occupied.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of travels

Verb

Another way to say this is that, in place of the extensive self-announcements Plato allows his characters, Rochester substitutes his own summary judgements, his sarcastic imitations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Finally, because Helms-Burton gave presidents power to block these suits, the majority concluded that this mechanism substitutes for the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act rather than coexisting with it.

— Manuel A. Gómez, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Definition of substitutes

Noun

Following Sunday’s gig, the tour will have clocked in at 1,165 days (with plenty of days off in between regional jaunts, of course).

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Private-jet travel with a choice of formats, from regional jaunts to multi-continent itineraries, gives Abercrombie & Kent an edge over the competition.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

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