interchangeable
adjective
in·ter·change·able
ˌin-tər-ˈchān-jə-bəl 
: capable of being interchanged
especially
: permitting mutual substitution
interchangeable parts
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Examples of interchangeable in a Sentence
the concept of interchangeable parts revolutionized the mass production of manufactured goods
Recent Examples on the Web
Downey’s multiple roles also feel like a rejoinder to Hollywood’s treatment of Asian characters and actors as interchangeable.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The watch also comes with an interchangeable rubber strap available in a range of eight colors drawn from the Hermès palette: white, orange, gris perle, gris étain, glycine, vert criquet, bleu jean and capucine.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The trimmer includes three interchangeable attachments: a nose and ear trimming head, a detail trimming head, and an eyebrow comb.
—Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2024
But even the haughty, bloodthirsty Princess Turandot explains herself and the painful sources of her rage, and the seemingly interchangeable trio of ministers gets a surprisingly tender, individualized scene at the beginning of Act II.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The new systems are thus not fully interchangeable—a problem that could easily have been avoided had the two countries chosen to fully coordinate their procurement.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
These interchangeable components can be tailored for specific functions, and like Lego pieces, added together to form a single unit.
—Catherine Wang, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The remainder would fund trolleys to move tables and electric pallet jacks for the operations center in addition to a-frames and interchangeable signs that would be used with them to direct voters at early voting locations and Election Day polling places.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Snow crab and king crab meat are relatively interchangeable.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The watch also comes with an interchangeable rubber strap available in a range of eight colors drawn from the Hermès palette: white, orange, gris perle, gris étain, glycine, vert criquet, bleu jean and capucine.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The trimmer includes three interchangeable attachments: a nose and ear trimming head, a detail trimming head, and an eyebrow comb.
—Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2024
But even the haughty, bloodthirsty Princess Turandot explains herself and the painful sources of her rage, and the seemingly interchangeable trio of ministers gets a surprisingly tender, individualized scene at the beginning of Act II.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
The new systems are thus not fully interchangeable—a problem that could easily have been avoided had the two countries chosen to fully coordinate their procurement.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
These interchangeable components can be tailored for specific functions, and like Lego pieces, added together to form a single unit.
—Catherine Wang, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The remainder would fund trolleys to move tables and electric pallet jacks for the operations center in addition to a-frames and interchangeable signs that would be used with them to direct voters at early voting locations and Election Day polling places.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
Snow crab and king crab meat are relatively interchangeable.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Interchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interchangeable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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