as in exchange
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
an international commutation of food for oil
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, immediately criticized Santos' commutation on social media.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
With the Supreme Court's order Monday, Maxwell's final hope of winning an early release may be in obtaining a pardon or sentence commutation from President Donald Trump, who is a former friend of both her and Epstein.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom granted a commutation to Arthur Battle, convicted of murder for a 2006 contract killing.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The commutation, one of 10 granted by the governor Friday, allows Cuong Tran to make his case for parole earlier than expected.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
With the Supreme Court's order Monday, Maxwell's final hope of winning an early release may be in obtaining a pardon or sentence commutation from President Donald Trump, who is a former friend of both her and Epstein.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Newsom granted a commutation to Arthur Battle, convicted of murder for a 2006 contract killing.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The commutation, one of 10 granted by the governor Friday, allows Cuong Tran to make his case for parole earlier than expected.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commutation
exchange
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In exchange, the United States lowered some of its tariffs.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the third quarter, revenue decreased by 4 percent at constant exchange also due to slow tourism.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Commutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutation. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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