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commute

verb as in travel to work

verb as in reduce punishment

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So far in his second term, the president has pardoned or commuted the sentences of multiple people convicted of different types of fraud, including wire, securities, tax and healthcare fraud.

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His current commute from his Koreatown home to his Highland Park campus takes three hours round-trip, and involves a bike ride, two trains and a bus.

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He was the borough commander in Staten Island, commuting from his home in Brooklyn by ferry in the days before the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

He served only two months before being released for health reasons and his sentence was later commuted by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Although there have been some purpose-built towns - including Countesswells on the outskirts of Aberdeen - others have emerged through growth, particularly within commuting distances of cities.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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