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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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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Recent Examples of swap
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
Late in the second period, Blashill swapped Donato and Ilya Mikheyev, who had been on the third line, but Mikheyev didn’t fare much better.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Hamas is also expected to release all remaining hostages — both living and dead — in the swap.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The ’26 style is expected to swap out the smooth leather of the original version with a glossy patent leather.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
Late in the second period, Blashill swapped Donato and Ilya Mikheyev, who had been on the third line, but Mikheyev didn’t fare much better.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
Ahead of the meeting, negotiators were finalizing a list of Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the swap, which is expected to number in the thousands.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Hamas is also expected to release all remaining hostages — both living and dead — in the swap.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swap
Verb
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Hamas has not yet received the final list of Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged, a Palestinian source told the BBC.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Officials confirm that Taiwanese engineers and military planners are now in virtual working groups with Polish, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian counterparts, exchanging operational lessons in EW, C-UAS, and artillery fire direction.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tennessee traded Brown due to disagreements over a contract extension and a desire to avoid keeping a disgruntled player.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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He was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To substitute sour cream for buttermilk, simply thin the sour cream to a thick but pourable consistency using milk or water (don't overdo it).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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The France captain was substituted in the 83rd minute and Madrid club sources have confirmed that after undergoing tests, the injury is not serious.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many other Big Tech companies also slashed their headcounts around that time as the pandemic receded and consumer demand trends changed.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Learning from the wind The company revealed that the new wind turbine adapts to changing wind conditions in real time.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swap. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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