as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
the concept of interchangeable parts revolutionized the mass production of manufactured goods
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Recent Examples of interchangeable
Factories are not interchangeable warehouses that pump out the same generic products and ship them to different brands.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Part of the plot relies on how interchangeable these Wall Street types are.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
The collection started with six and a slew of interchangeable chains, including paper clip chains, box chains and cords, so that they could be dressed up or down and personalized.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Modularity, on the other hand, involves designing products with interchangeable components that can be easily replaced or upgraded, or sourced from different locations.
—Bharat Kapoor, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Part of the plot relies on how interchangeable these Wall Street types are.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
The collection started with six and a slew of interchangeable chains, including paper clip chains, box chains and cords, so that they could be dressed up or down and personalized.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Modularity, on the other hand, involves designing products with interchangeable components that can be easily replaced or upgraded, or sourced from different locations.
—Bharat Kapoor, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interchangeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interchangeable
substitutable
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The Future of Work Report 2025 of the World Economic Forum underscores that roles least substitutable by AI — teachers, mentors, coaches — will grow in importance, shifting societal appreciation towards human-centric skills.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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As long as China is tightly bound to the United States and Europe through the trade of high-value goods that are not easily substitutable, the West will be far more effective in deterring the country from taking destabilizing actions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2024
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“Interchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchangeable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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