as in swapping
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 exchanging
The organization and its arbitration-eligible players had faced a Thursday deadline for exchanging salary figures.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Video made public Friday shows the 37-year-old and her wife exchanging words with ICE officers in the seconds before the shooting.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
In the past, illicit use of crypto was dominated by individual actors exchanging hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The show ends with Anna and Alice catching each other’s eye and exchanging a smile across the house.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
My mother loves exchanging gifts and spends a lot of time and energy choosing and elaborately wrapping items for all the members of our family.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The spokesperson said three men were shot after exchanging gunfire with each other.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The bride and groom can be seen exchanging vows inside the ornate venue, which was brimming with floral arrangements for the occasion.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Video made public Friday shows the 37-year-old and her wife exchanging words with ICE officers in the seconds before the shooting.
—Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
In the past, illicit use of crypto was dominated by individual actors exchanging hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
The show ends with Anna and Alice catching each other’s eye and exchanging a smile across the house.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
My mother loves exchanging gifts and spends a lot of time and energy choosing and elaborately wrapping items for all the members of our family.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
The spokesperson said three men were shot after exchanging gunfire with each other.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The bride and groom can be seen exchanging vows inside the ornate venue, which was brimming with floral arrangements for the occasion.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanging
Verb
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You’d be surprised at how leveled-up your loungewear becomes under a fashionable trench coat, and how swapping your overworn, pilling sweatpants for equally comfortable track pants or satin trousers turns comfy wear into a statement.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Not drinking entirely can seem insurmountable, so taking small steps to drink less by shifting behaviors like having fewer drinks or swapping in some mocktails is helpful.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Young’s agents were having conversations with the Hawks, who sit at 17-21 so far this season, about trading their client out of Atlanta.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Today, Netflix’s stock price is trading well beneath the low end of its collar, reducing the value offered to WBD shareholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Villalobos said the students used training guns with paintballs substituting for bullets.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some took the trend and ran with it, substituting the actual skin care for a stick of butter.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Strategically using dimmers, light-filtering and -blocking window coverings, and temperature-changing light sources also offer sensory support.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Events like moving to a new neighborhood, buying a new car, changing jobs or even adjusting one’s daily commute can be enough to warrant a review of one’s risks and coverage.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Exchanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanging. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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