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

Hot wallets maintain internet connectivity, allowing cryptocurrency exchanges to process withdrawals and other transactions quickly. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Some affected customers have received immediate exchanges at Apple Stores. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Performance in the initial public offering market further underscores the widening gap between the two exchanges. — CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026 Wawrinka could live with the backhand-to-backhand exchanges that so few players could, and could even dominate them. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The Ukrainian president said these could include a pause in attacks targeting energy infrastructure and commercial sea traffic, further prisoner exchanges, and a discussion of formats for possible meetings at leaders’ level. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The Ukrainian president said these could include a pause in attacks targeting energy infrastructure and commercial sea traffic, further prisoner exchanges and a discussion of formats for possible summit-level talks. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 By May 2026, around 4,000 pounds bought a dollar on the black market, where most exchanges currently take place. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026 The characters then find themselves at a desert window display and take the audience along for an adventure filled with witty exchanges, misunderstandings, wordplay and songs. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth. — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanges

Noun

The key legal questions being grappled with by courts throughout the US are whether event contracts offered by prediction markets qualify as swaps, and whether the CFTC jurisdiction over swaps preempts states from applying their gambling laws.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Which store-brand swaps to try first Start with the stuff where risk is low and reward is steady.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaps

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Orlando was always within reach, sharing recipes and starting conversations about food systems.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Save suspicious messages, account statements, confirmation numbers and notes from conversations with institutions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of conversations

Verb

The league announced agreements Monday morning with Kalshi and Polymarket that will allow the companies to use official league data and intellectual property and give the league control over what trades the companies are allowed to offer.

— Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The first number seems absurdly low as a back-of-the-napkin figure, but the $135 billion valuation loss in less than a week is offset by $20 billion in revenue (the company trades at just under 7x revenue).

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of trades

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And diesel fuel that powers the trucks delivering most groceries and department store goods to Connecticut hit an all-time high in late September.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
California’s Clean Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project offers point-of-sale discounts on zero-emission trucks and buses and has distributed $1 billion so far.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of trucks

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Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
Sotheby’s announced Thursday that the works, recently designated French national treasures, had been withdrawn following discussions between the Schlumberger family and the city of Aix-en-Provence, Cézanne’s hometown.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussions

Verb

Then, with one click of a Copy button, the website quietly substitutes a command that could put your Mac at risk.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of substitutes

Verb

Her physical absence changes nothing about the circumstances of our friendship.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Cocktail-style gatherings where guests mingle and stand have become more common than seated dinners, which changes what a patio needs.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026