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interchanges 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of interchange
as in replaces
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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noun

plural of interchange
as in overpasses

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Recent Examples of interchanges
Noun
Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange. — Rose Evans june 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interchanges
  1. replaces
  2. intersections
  3. swaps
  4. crossings
  5. exchanges
  6. junctions
Verb
  • That will be a huge emphasis for whoever replaces Jamie Pollard, who is retiring as athletic director next June.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • To start the second half, Warriors has a new kicker as Jordan Heffernan replaces Rodrigo Bigio.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of replaces
Noun
  • City officials say the cameras would target intersections with a history of serious and deadly crashes.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This can be quickly verified using the example with n = 5 boundary points; in this case, there are B(5, 2) = 10 intersections.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of intersections
Verb
  • The company is also releasing a suite of apps, including a tool for relighting and one that swaps characters or outfits.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Crispy Morning swaps the usual English muffin for a scallion pancake — an ingredient Hart grew up eating.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • Sanders, in Jentleson’s telling, ran to Hillary Clinton’s right on immigration, opposing a path to citizenship for the undocumented and rejecting the idea of decriminalizing border crossings.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Similar work has been confirmed at three border crossings, in Dorohusk, Medyka and Korczowa.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossings
Verb
  • Consistency turns individual relationships into a community that exchanges honest advice, surfaces opportunities and helps its members navigate growth.
    — C200, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
Definition of exchanges
Noun
  • Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The measurements showed that internal dendrites formed at defects such as pores and grain-boundary junctions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Interchanges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchanges. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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