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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
Jared Perlo, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
Both sides had great chances in the early exchanges.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Police officers exchanged gunfire with Elkins in neighboring Bossier Parish after a pursuit, Smith told reporters Monday.
—Ryan Chandler, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
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
Verb
These devices generate electricity when two different materials come into contact and then separate, briefly exchanging charge.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Police officers exchanged gunfire with Elkins in neighboring Bossier Parish after a pursuit, Smith told reporters Monday.
—Ryan Chandler, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchange
Noun
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Macdonald said drafting Clark after losing Bryant is not necessarily a one-for-one swap.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The overnight attacks followed a prisoner swap Friday, in which Russia and Ukraine exchanged 193 service members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our conversation has been edited and condensed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quick-thinking in your 1st House of Identity, squares expansive Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, pushing conversations around personal plans and family expectations.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The strategy also is open to criticism, especially after the Steelers spent most of Day 3 adding special-teams players — why not trade some of that Day 3 draft capital to jump up and secure Lemon like the Eagles did (Philly traded two fourth-rounders to move up three spots)?—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the latter pick came over from Denver when the Dolphins trade Jaylen Waddle.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The ability to freeze fish opened new markets, and the economy moved from barter to cash.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 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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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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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump previously gave these members of extremist groups commutations instead of full pardons.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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And the punishment must be carried out within 90 days of sentencing without any possibility for pardons or commutations.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sullivan said the discussion for drafting a quarterback came up several times among their 13 picks from Thursday through Saturday, but the other option always won out in every instance.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Failing to win promotion in 2023-24, with such a significant wage budget, was a major disappointment for Leeds and Farke survived serious discussions at the top of the club about his potential sacking.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchange. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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