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

Russia received 25 bodies of Russian soldiers, Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev, a member of a parliamentary coordination group overseeing the exchanges, told RBC news outlet. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Russia received 25 bodies of Russian soldiers, Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev, a member of a parliamentary coordination group overseeing the exchanges, told the RBC news outlet. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Funding will cover research staff, project coordination, workshops and international exchanges. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026 The Pisces Moon trines Mercury, making one-on-one exchanges especially perceptive. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Meta and others selling personal agents also aim to gain e-commerce power, capturing more sales and fees from online sellers and exchanges. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 British gambling operators like Betfair have processed wagers on exchanges for decades. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Sharing patient health records through exchanges has decreased duplicative tests on patients. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 And then really trying to understand the patterns inside these exchanges. — Quanta Magazine, 15 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

In 2008, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered about 94 percent of the West Bank with land swaps.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The spread on the social media giant's five-year credit default swaps reached all-time highs on Thursday, a signal of growing credit concerns from investors as the company leans deeper into its artificial intelligence spending plans.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of swaps

Verb

As nature trades its summer greens for a rich tapestry of amber, rust, burgundy, and gold, our wardrobes are following suit—and with all manner of vibrant, textured, statement-making accessories piled on top.

— Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
In August, the German bank Scalable Capital opened its platform to AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, letting users analyze portfolios, set up savings plans, and place trades through prompts.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of trades

Noun

That might include tougher regulations or new incentives targeting pollution from cars, trucks and other transportation sources.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Farmers typically have only enough capacity to hold the fresh milk until dairy trucks collect it and cannot store large quantities for extended periods.

— Giada Zampano, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of trucks

Noun

According to people familiar with discussions about the policy, Bennett’s prior objections were a message intended for his domestic political constituency.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Typically, when someone wants to donate large sums to a nonprofit, weeks or months of discussions ensue.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 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

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Those decisions need to be made consciously, with everyone understanding the trade-offs.

— Simon Wells, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Almost nine months ago, Donut Lab rolled up to CES with the promise of a solid-state battery for electric vehicles free of the usual trade-offs, ready for mass production within a few months, not a few years.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026