interchanged

verb

past tense of interchange
as in replaced
to put each of two or more things in the place of the other We interchanged the front tire with the rear tire.

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Recent Examples of interchanged Those ideas can then be interchanged and interconnected depending on client need. — Mohan Nair, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Chelsea’s right side operated with dynamism, as players interchanged positions seamlessly. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The pieces on view are periodically interchanged. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
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replaced
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  • Lithium-ion is typically replaced or augmented every seven to ten years, at 8,000 to 10,000 cycles, and an Aqueous Metal Cell installation is designed to run the full life of the project around it.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In another change, fast bowler Mitchell Starc was replaced by Xavier Bartlett.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Interchanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchanged. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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