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as in swaps
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 conversations
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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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
Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Shift gears to calm energetic exchanges.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Your instincts likely encourage generous choices, while setting a clear price or boundary helps exchanges feel fair across your life.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
This lets banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians earn rewards from cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana across more than 40 blockchain networks, without having to build or run their own systems.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Their exchanges take place in a conversational middle range that puts their emotional substance—bewilderment, frustration, anger, quiet despair—into sharp and poignant contrast.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Russia’s human rights ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova said last week that both sides were working on exchanges of prisoners.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Shift gears to calm energetic exchanges.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.
—Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Your instincts likely encourage generous choices, while setting a clear price or boundary helps exchanges feel fair across your life.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
This lets banks, exchanges, digital wallets, and custodians earn rewards from cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Solana across more than 40 blockchain networks, without having to build or run their own systems.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Their exchanges take place in a conversational middle range that puts their emotional substance—bewilderment, frustration, anger, quiet despair—into sharp and poignant contrast.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Russia’s human rights ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova said last week that both sides were working on exchanges of prisoners.
—ABC News, 11 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
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That would allow the Heat essentially to offer three first-round picks and three pick swaps, along with players.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shop sustainable swaps for earth month Making sustainable swaps this Earth Month means choosing reusable, low-waste and eco-friendly alternatives to everyday products.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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With the Moon in your sign linking to Jupiter in your communication zone, conversations feel smoother and more supportive.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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Start by having one of these conversations with your partner.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The New York Jets have the most draft value of any team heading into this NFL Draft thanks largely to trades general manager Darren Mougey made at the deadline, sending away Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for premium capital both in 2026 and 2027.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lumen trades at a lower forward price-to-free-cash-flow and price-to-sales ratio on both 2026 and 2027 estimates.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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In discussions of people like Michael Jackson, some defenders insist on distinguishing between the artist and the art, but a bio-pic is necessarily about both.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Frankly, the Europeans have had a lot of discussions, but not delivered an actual capability.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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Against a backdrop of tennis courts, luxury hotels, and colonial privilege, simmering tensions erupt as Lan’s brother Tran rejects his wealthy family’s collaboration with the French to join Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary cause, setting off an assassination that changes everything.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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That changes with the S/C, which stands for Sport Cabriolet (the car is unrelated to the old 911 SC, or Super Carrera).—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Gibbel said trucks will enter and exit the property at a traffic traffic signal south of residential areas and will be prohibited from turning north onto Sanders.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Workers driving their trucks in the early morning.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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There may still be trade-offs to living in the development.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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But convenience often comes with hidden trade-offs.—
Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Exchanges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanges. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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