Thesaurus results for SWAP

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verb

ˈswäp

Definition of swap

as in to exchange

to give up (something) and take something else in return we swapped our other lawn mower for our neighbors' old snowblower

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noun

as in exchange

a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski swapped their Park Slope home the following year for two units below him. — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026 Damaged components could potentially be swapped without disturbing separate wiring assemblies running through the airframe. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

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And the episode never takes the time to actually resolve most of the room-swap issues, really. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Nelson wrote that sports event contracts offered on Kalshi are sports gambling, regardless of whether Kalshi calls them swaps. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swap

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In the third quarter, Cloud approached him, and the two exchanged words.

— Emily Ohman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The suspect, who exchanged gunfire with responding officers, is also dead, interim Minneapolis Police Chief Bill Peterson said.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of exchange

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In addition, key agricultural futures including rice, cotton, and corn have also rallied significantly since the beginning of the year, with most currently trading around their highest levels in three years.

— , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
After nine months at sea, the sailors and Marines of the USS Abraham Lincoln are trading their cargo pants and boots for shorts and flip-flops.

— Sam Winslade, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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The 29-year-old was substituted in the second half of last Sunday’s 2-1 home defeat against Como and requires corrective surgery for a medical condition that Napoli have confirmed is a mild, benign arrhythmia.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Writing in a raccoon, in turn, meant setting aside the time to both film with an actual raccoon — his name is Rocket, of course — and devise ways for the show to substitute a prop animal for scenes where the actors might directly interact with it.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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