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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
Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps their relationship could lead to a minor depth swap, based around a pick exchange.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Between courses and conversation, connections were formed, ideas exchanged, and hearts opened.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The day after the testy WhatsApp exchange between Lopez and Villegas, Marshall Billingslea – a close ally of Venezuela’s opposition – took action.
—Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps their relationship could lead to a minor depth swap, based around a pick exchange.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The two exchanged a handshake and pleasantries before San Francisco's win over Atlanta on Sunday.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Between courses and conversation, connections were formed, ideas exchanged, and hearts opened.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchange
Noun
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Bessent, who specialized in foreign exchange in a decades-long hedge fund career, organized a $20 billion foreign-exchange swap with Argentina’s central bank earlier this month — an unusual structure that bypassed the US Federal Reserve, which is typically the lead party in such arrangements.—
Daniel Flatley,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Still, his government maintains some Chinese financial ties, including a standing currency swap with the People’s Bank of China, showing that pragmatism may temper ideology.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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There were conversations about a young striker who was impressing at Southampton called Alan Shearer.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barrymore, 50, spoke about her experience in rehab during a conversation with Mae Martin on The Drew Barrymore Show on Friday, Oct 24.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the scene, Panahi trades grisly interrogation stories with the activist and fellow former political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dončić was traded to LA midway through last season in a blockbuster move.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Western sanctions are squeezing Russia, forcing a return to 1990s-style barter as firms trade wheat and flax for Chinese cars and building materials.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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She was known to barter paintings for medical bills, home repairs and tobacco.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
Noun
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He and O’Ward converse in Spanish.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When tomatoes are not in season, substitute them with a good tomato sauce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rossi’s rustiness was evident in the group stage, to the extent that he was substituted at half-time in the 1-1 draw with Peru.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The President, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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The president has the right under the Constitution for pardon and commutation, of course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Exchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchange. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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