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as in swap
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
exchanges of commemorative pins are common among Olympic athletes
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
we had a brief exchange with the pastor as we passed him on the way out of church
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Recent Examples of exchange
Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
In exchange for a paper bag full of cash—twenty thousand dollars in unmarked bills—the Weather Underground agreed to do the job.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Security officers for the synagogue began exchanging gunfire with Ghazali, who eventually shot and killed himself inside the truck.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In basketball, for example, venues submit a budget and the NCAA accepts the downside risk in exchange for the lion’s share of revenues.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
In exchange for a paper bag full of cash—twenty thousand dollars in unmarked bills—the Weather Underground agreed to do the job.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
At least one security guard exchanged gunfire with him.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Security officers for the synagogue began exchanging gunfire with Ghazali, who eventually shot and killed himself inside the truck.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchange
Noun
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Though some prisoner swaps have taken place, there has been no viable reconciliation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One resistance gene was 100% identical, suggesting a relatively recent swap.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Communications or conversations can feel abruptly charged or destabilizing during the Leo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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During the conversation, Kennedy was asked to offer advice to parents.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The five-star analyst continues to view FANG as a compelling pick, given that the stock is trading at an attractive 12% average free cash flow yield on 2027 and 2028 estimates compared to the large-cap oil exploration and production peer average of 10%.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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In its current form, the proposal would outlaw the sale, barter, or trade of wildlife furs and furbearer parts statewide.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is, after all, a presidency in which the incarcerated openly barter loyalty for pardons; recall that George Santos is happily Cameo-ing from his home in the Poconos instead of serving out a seven-year sentence for wire fraud.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One way to do both is to occasionally substitute tofu, a nutritious curd made from mashed soybeans, for meat in your weekly menu.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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The court found the authority had exceeded its authority by substituting its view of the public interest for that of the state Legislature.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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The victim’s daughter – identified as Tori in Burton’s clemency petition – and some of the jurors in Burton’s case have backed his request for commutation.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fourteen months after Crow-Armstrong and the Cubs started contract discussions, the sides agreed to a six-year, $115 million extension through the 2032 season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The very structure of the discussion can begin to suppress caution.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchange. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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