Thesaurus results for EXCHANGED

exchanged

verb

past tense of exchange

as in traded

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 exchanged What matters then is the rate at which one is exchanged for the other, and that rate is set by architecture. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Despite letters being exchanged virtually, the pace was glacial. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 Police said two men, ages 34 and 37, got into a quarrel that turned physical when gunfire was exchanged. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 During the incident, shots were exchanged, and the suspect was struck by gunfire, Studdard said. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Imane Abba-Kaka and Patrick Guerriero exchanged numbers in 2021, just as the world was beginning to reopen after the pandemic. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Thorne and Zendaya exchanged notes and realized the animosity between them wasn’t coming from either one. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Since first participating in the CRS in 2018, offshore financial account information has been continuously exchanged with Chinese tax authorities. — Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 In the midst of her honeymoon, Princess Diana discovered the gifts that her husband—the man who would become King Charles—and Camilla Parker Bowles had exchanged before their wedding. — Eliza Prosperini, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanged

Verb

Phoenix guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are both just 22 years old, and should be able to step into larger roles within the offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo.

— John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of traded

Verb

Palace also swapped winger Brennan Johnson for Everton forward Dwight McNeil, who is an option to start against them at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the clubs’ August 22 opener.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Their friends were amazed by their likeness, and ⁠the girls swapped addresses.

— Reuters, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapped

Verb

Alaves' Ángel Pérez was reprimanded by coach Quique Sánchez Flores after being substituted and punching the bench several times.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Kane scored twice, his first goal a penalty, in the first half of that 4-2 defeat in Arlington before Vuskovic was substituted after 66 minutes of his sixth senior outing for his country.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026