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

The two initially make a deal where Hannah exchanges free tutoring lessons for Garrett pretending to be her boyfriend, making her crush jealous. —

Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 To further promote the Chinese film market and domestic films and enhance exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign film professionals, the pavilion hosted various activities. —

Partner Content, Variety, 17 May 2026 Allen went a perfect 7-for-7 on takedown attempts and used his straight left hand to consistently win exchanges on the feet against the streaking Brazilian. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Trump contrasted his approach with that of former President Joe Biden, criticizing the use of prisoner exchanges involving financial concessions. —

Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026 The debate comes after weeks of tense exchanges and shifting poll numbers. —

James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026 And like the previous debates, there were also moments of heated exchanges. —

Linh Tat, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 6th House and trines Venus in Gemini, making routines and helpful exchanges flow smoothly. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Barrels are typically traded within the industry through individual contracts between blenders and distillers, often involving cask exchanges rather than money, or via specialist Scotch whisky brokers. —

Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 May 2026

Verb

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 Legislators and lobbyists in suits chat with families while a city councilman exchanges first-name pleasantries with constituents, young and old, in line. —

Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanges

Noun

The Lakers have access to just three first-round picks, one second-round pick, swaps and few younger players with significant value in league circles.

— Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026
The Heat would be able to include three first-round picks and multiple pick swaps in a trade offer to the Bucks for Antetokounmpo if a deal is agreed to before the draft.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026