I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
long-distance travel/journey/flight/commuting etc
within travelling/commuting/driving distance of sth (= near enough to make travel to or from a place possible )
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The job was not within travelling distance of my home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
life
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He insisted their sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment.
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Her batting average there: five stays of execution, one commuted to life in prison, and two men freed completely.
sentence
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King Hussein and the Prime Minister had the right to commute the death sentences .
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In 1979, President Carter commuted her seven-year sentence for bank robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
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De Graaff commuted the sentence to two years, and in actuality Sukarno was released on 15 December 1931.
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Since then it has been the practice to commute the sentence on Western expatriates to imprisonment followed by deportation.
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The Head of State commuted the sentences to 15 years' imprisonment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I don't mind commuting on the train as long as I have a good book to read.
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Kendall commutes into the city every day from Waltham.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He had moved to Penzance in Cornwall, commuting to London for work.
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Many may eventually be able to work from home rather than commute to an office.
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One of my busboys commutes from a rented house in Fairfield.
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Some commute long distances while others work close to home.
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With such equipment, staff could work from home instead of commuting to offices.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Traffic congestion during peak commute hours is terrible.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Now, my father has a tiring job, a long commute , and a house to rehabilitate besides.