as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
for most of the book's recipes, fresh and dried herbs are not commutable
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Adjective
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The Future of Work Report 2025 of the World Economic Forum underscores that roles least substitutable by AI — teachers, mentors, coaches — will grow in importance, shifting societal appreciation towards human-centric skills.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025 -
As long as China is tightly bound to the United States and Europe through the trade of high-value goods that are not easily substitutable, the West will be far more effective in deterring the country from taking destabilizing actions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Wallen has been releasing music for nine years, and most of it is alarmingly interchangeable.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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From the user’s point of view, laser and LED printers are essentially interchangeable, which is why they’re usually grouped together under the general heading of laser printers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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“Commutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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