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
And while the Raptors are loaded on the wings — Barrett, Murray-Boyles, Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes all interchangeable defending the perimeter — Toronto lacks the star power.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Harper also stressed that GPUs are interchangeable.
—April Roach, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
What once felt flexible and modern now reads as default—safe, interchangeable, and often lacking presence.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Culinarily speaking, the terms are essentially interchangeable.
—Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Harper also stressed that GPUs are interchangeable.
—April Roach, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
What once felt flexible and modern now reads as default—safe, interchangeable, and often lacking presence.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Culinarily speaking, the terms are essentially interchangeable.
—Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for interchangeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interchangeable
Adjective
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Vouchers will be exchangeable for a laundry card preloaded with $8 in credit, which will cover two wash cycles at any temperature and three 10-minute drying cycles.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Also like metrics, these goals are simple, exchangeable, and mostly easy to communicate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One is air, another is water, those are not easily substitutable.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The article by Trammell and Patel has already received some pushback online, largely on the ground that its assumption that capital is perfectly substitutable for labor is unrealistic.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Interchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchangeable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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