swapped

verb

past tense of swap
as in exchanged
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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Recent Examples of swapped Crews even swapped out her bedroom windows to make sure the latches work like new. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The Falcons swapped one veteran quarterback for another as a result, releasing veteran Trevor Siemian and adding Cooper Rush. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Later in the night, Phoebe swapped her bridal gown for a party dress—specifically, a sparkly mini with spaghetti straps. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026 At the time, Kimmel responded on Instagram with an image featuring McConnell’s face swapped with his own. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 May was 27 when the Dodgers swapped him in a deadline trade for outfield prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 July 2026 The frame, wheels and drivetrain are not affected when the pedals and stem are swapped. — Shirl Leigh july 26, New Atlas, 26 July 2026 The Charlotte Hornets coach is already impressed with the demeanor and mentality of Naz Reid, the player swapped along with draft pick compensation in the trade sending LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 Lamb also swapped racist jokes with a border extremist in an online message exchange, The Republic found, and spent months launching a multimillion-dollar ranch business in Tennessee while running for Congress in Arizona. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapped
  1. exchanged
  2. traded
  3. substituted
  4. changed
Verb
  • In January, the bank asked the judge to throw out Arbuckle’s claims, arguing that evidence exchanged by both sides showed no key factual disputes requiring a jury to resolve.
    — Chase Jordan July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • He was exchanged at birth and raised by parents who are not biologically his.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of exchanged
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  • Considering the Cowboys already traded a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick in exchange for Williams before the trade deadline last season, the investment into the four-time Pro Bowler stands to grow much larger.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Devers-San Francisco Giants-Age 29 A natural third baseman, and not a stellar one at that, Devers was converted to play first base when he was traded by the Red Sox to the Giants.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of traded
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  • If entry-level consultants, lawyers, and financial analysts were being systematically substituted out at the pace Amodei described to 60 Minutes in November 2025, McCrory’s occupation-level unemployment data should already show some divergence.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Romero started in central defence for Argentina in their 1-0 defeat after extra time by Spain in the World Cup final, but was substituted in the 70th minute with an injury.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of substituted
Verb
  • But as happens in baseball, circumstances changed suddenly in late May.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Her fondest Apple memory is watching the company unveil FaceTime in 2010, a moment that changed how people connected through their phones.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of changed

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