Thesaurus results for EXCHANGES

exchanges 1 of 2

noun

plural of exchange

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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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

Wrexham were given something of a runaround in the opening exchanges before finally settling into a rhythm. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Keith Humphreys, a Stanford psychiatry and behavioral-sciences professor and a former adviser to President Obama, supports needle exchanges and opposes the widespread jailing of users. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 For Sprecher, his company, ICE, operates major exchanges, clearinghouses and financial-data businesses that are directly affected by federal economic and regulatory decisions. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 30 July 2026 The following exchanges have been edited for length and clarity. — Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 29 July 2026 The companies that make the entire customer relationship feel reliable from purchase to delivery, returns, exchanges and refunds will have the competitive edge. — Chris Dunn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Many of those exchanges turned into spirited debate — and, at several points, unexpected common ground that seemed to surprise both men. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 Early cultural exchanges played a key role in molding Sino-Indian relations, particularly the spread of Buddhism from India to China. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

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Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanges

Noun

He was dealt to Chicago, along with two future second-round pick swaps and cash considerations, in exchange for the 38th overall pick.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
In all, the researchers made 23 different swaps, putting a different amino acid into one of 10 key positions identified by their work with AlphaFold.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

Definition of swaps

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Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Their movements are tracked, conversations are restricted, decisions are tightly controlled, and accomplishments are rewarded with superficial incentives.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversations

Verb

Here, the classic espresso martini trades its traditional coffee-forward notes for the warm, roasted depth of hojicha.

— Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The 27-year-old was the likeliest candidate to be the team’s starting second baseman if, as expected, San Francisco trades Luis Arraez before Monday’s deadline.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Definition of trades

Noun

Sources briefed on discussions have indicated that no deal has been agreed between the clubs but negotiations remain ongoing.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The Heat has had discussions with the representatives for both players, according to league sources.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of discussions

Verb

This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
So Tuchel, who always substitutes his wingers after roughly an hour, decided to withdraw Gordon and bring on an extra defender, Ezri Konsa.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

Verb

The trackpad changes more noticeably; in part to make room for the bigger battery, Framework has shifted from a trackpad with a physical clicking mechanism to a haptic trackpad that uses vibrations to simulate clicking.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
From Outside Support to Lasting Capability Private equity firms understand that performance improves only when behavior changes.

— Peter Follows, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026