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to give up (something) and take something else in return
commuting foreign currency to domestic
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Recent Examples of commutes
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
Don’t dial in while your team commutes in.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Don’t dial in while your team commutes in.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutes
Verb
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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
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The airspace around St Petersburg international airport was restricted on Wednesday morning, leading to delays of around two dozen flights, the airport said in a statement.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The journey might sound heavy on logistics—with flights, ferries and shuttles—but it couldn’t be handled more seamlessly by Bawah staff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The new operator just makes the call, swaps the tool, and tells you the work is now twenty per cent faster.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Hethington swaps the sliced plantain for his own pasta, made primarily with puréed plantains, some tapioca starch and a little bit of all-purpose flour.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The crowd skews more towards families with young children, multi-gen ski trips, and groups who value a spot by the fireplace more than being the first person on the gondola each morning.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This time, though, Barkov wasn’t celebrating with the Panthers, who didn’t even make the Stanley Cup playoffs this year after three straight trips to the Stanley Cup Final and back-to-back championships.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Jim is now eyeing the opportunity to recoup some shares, especially if the stock trades even lower than its current levels.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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He-Man trades his mystical sword for Skeletor's hand.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Prairie Village will act as a home base for the team in between their travels to different games, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail.—
Jenna Thompson
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Williams shared a cute snapshot from their travels to her Instagram in October 2025, which showed the 2-year-old sitting happily in a plastic tray while going through airport security.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
Verb
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But no technology substitutes for the human infrastructure, partnerships, and political will that made the old system work.—
Stephanie Psaki,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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It is offered as rationale for below-market compensation, as though mission alignment is a form of currency that substitutes for pay.—
Charles Stanton,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Day hikes range from easy jaunts like the Grand Wash to strenuous routes like Cassidy Arch and the Chimney Rock Loop.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Family shopping jaunts that were once leisurely affairs are being scrapped in favor of quick trips during off-hours to grab essentials and go home, suffering business owners say.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Commutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutes. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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