exchanges 1 of 2

Definition of exchangesnext
plural of exchange

exchanges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of exchange
as in trades
to give up (something) and take something else in return I'd like to exchange this sweater for one in a larger size

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Recent Examples of exchanges
Noun
The Moon in Sagittarius activates your 3rd House of Communication, encouraging direct expression and clearer exchanges. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026 Instead, their exchanges are rooted in something far more meaningful. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 The data also underscores the shifting environment for crypto exchanges and importance of crypto derivatives – which include perpetual futures and, increasingly, prediction markets. Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 May 2026 The bill, shared first with Semafor, comes amid Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig’s argument in courts across the country that his agency should regulate the markets as derivatives exchanges, taking authority from states that want to treat them like casinos. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026 Alongside the sharp exchanges about Section 702, lawmakers are also debating whether to introduce new restrictions on the government’s ability to purchase data from third-party data brokers. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026 Both sides had great chances in the early exchanges. Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Insurgents entered Kidal, taking control of some neighborhoods and leading to exchanges of fire with the army, a former mayor of the town told the AP by phone, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety. Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Gunmen entered the northeastern city of Kidal, taking control of some neighborhoods and leading to gunfire exchanges with the army, a former mayor of Kidal told AP over the phone. ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026 The group exchanges little looks. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026 Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Tole works for a company that exchanges commercial frying oil and was parked in a loading dock area of a hotel. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 Though The Wrong Paris exchanges the City of Lights for the Lone Star State, that doesn't stop Dawn from falling for Trey (Pierson Fodé), The Honeypot bachelor that the other girls are vying for. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Legislators and lobbyists in suits chat with families while a city councilman exchanges first-name pleasantries with constituents, young and old, in line. Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanges
Noun
  • On Friday, swaps markets reflected around a 40% chance of a reduction by then, rising from about 20% after the Justice Department dropped its investigation into the Fed.
    Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Designed for high-traffic service roles, the modular robot features reconfigurable faces and body panels for rapid character swaps.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • In perhaps the most striking example of learning during sleep, Konkoly, Paller, and several collaborators witnessed what amounted to conversations with people who were in the midst of dreams.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Now trades again will matter, will have to matter.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Some critics argue that the clean energy transition simply trades one dependency for another, shifting reliance from fossil fuels controlled by unstable actors to supply chains heavily concentrated in China.
    Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Yet the time when the ocean was treated as an afterthought in climate discussions is ending.
    Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • Local Republicans including unsuccessful mayoral candidate Sharon Beloin-Saavedra urged angry parents to turn out at a council meeting to complain, and there have been extensive Facebook discussions condemning the city budget.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Agreed, but this bill substitutes the long, painstaking and complex work of fixing California’s troubled insurance market with finger-pointing and posturing.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Rosenson said that if CRISPR is a scissor that cuts both strands of DNA, base editing is an eraser that substitutes one chemical letter, or base, in a single strand of DNA.
    David Cox, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Naming one boundary or expectation changes the tone.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This is where Physical AI changes the equation.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While regular unleaded gas is typically used in passenger vehicles; diesel fuel is more common for delivery trucks, farm, buses and construction vehicles.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Drones and missiles can be launched from trucks and mines could be deployed from untold numbers of small fishing boats, dhows or even pleasure craft, experts said.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • There was never a perfect answer, only trade-offs.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • However, this strategy comes with trade-offs to consider.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Exchanges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanges. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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