swapped

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 Also coming to you with a fully detachable handle that can be swapped for a longer strap, the chic slinger is meant to be donned over the shoulder, crossbody-style, or in the palm of your hand (consider it a choose your own adventure). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Scammers had been fooling Apple by returning iPhone boxes with the original accessories, internal components, or even the phone itself swapped out. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 Complete the Look Watts swapped her black leather jacket for a sophisticated brown option at Paris Fashion Week, and this Levi’s lookalike closely matches the actress’s style. — Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026 Stanley tumblers are swapped for dog chain necklaces and 24-packs. — Vince Grzegorek, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026 Linvill said a hallmark of Storm-1516 videos is the use of real actors whose faces are swapped using AI to look like someone else. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 This fall, like last, people have swapped their light-wash denim for a dark, ink blue alternative. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026 Although the couple had swapped the vehicle's license plates, an Arkansas Razorbacks logo seen in surveillance footage was still affixed to the rear of the vehicle. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Falcons swapped veteran quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, signing Andy Dalton and releasing Cooper Rush, the team announced Monday. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapped
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  • One operated during September and October 2025, while another contained messages exchanged later that year.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on the program, the points might also be transferred or exchanged for other rewards.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Shares have traded lower after each of its last four reports and our technical levels have been able to guide us to profits.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Zero-day options are option contracts that expire at the end of the same day they are traded.
    — Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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  • Thompson didn’t play in the fourth quarter until being substituted in for the final 10 seconds of the contest.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Germany international was substituted in the 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday midway through the second half with an ankle injury.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That changed when Detective Tim Cooper, who watched that episode as a child, had a chance encounter in 2018 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parking lot.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The scale, frequency, quantification, and accessibility of social comparison have all changed.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Swapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapped. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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