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 In June, Atrium swapped 14 acres of land between North Tryon and North Poplar streets with INLIVIAN, Charlotte’s public housing authority. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 Both Laertes and Polonius are gender-swapped in this production, with Patrice Egleston playing the verbose mother of two daughters instead of a son and a daughter — a change that subtly shifts the dynamics in this family of women. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Daly didn’t want to feel left out either and swapped his blue tie for a yellow tie during the next commercial break. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 From Hubble's gyroscopes to the Wide-Field Camera 3 swapped out in 2009, the telescope has benefitted from many technological upgrades. Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 July 2026 Leclerc took the win ahead of Russell and Hamilton, who swapped positions when the Ferrari made a pit stop, but the Mercedes didn’t when the safety car came out. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026 The room grew louder as cocktails were refreshed and guests swapped favorite bites. Karen Yuan, Vogue, 3 July 2026 For one month in April 2026, Louise Cottar, founder of Cottar’s Safaris in Kenya and Andrew Dixon, co-founder of Cempedak Private Island and Nikoi Private Island in Indonesia, swapped roles. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Based on photos from after the final whistle, at least three were swapped with the Turkish players, and their right-back Recep Cetin bagged the biggest prize, Gary Lineker’s No 10 shirt. Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2026
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  • Iran’s leadership has railed against the United States after the two countries exchanged a second night of strikes on Thursday local time.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Swift and Kelce exchanged lengthy vows in front of over 1,000 guests, including Swift’s longtime friend, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026
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  • The Dow on Wednesday had its worst day in almost a month after Washington and Tehran traded strikes.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Israel and Iran traded fire on June 8, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 July 2026
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  • Portugal somehow held on, and Goncalo Ramos’ 94th-minute header, with Ronaldo substituted, sparked delirium after a delightful Rafael Leao cross.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • France coach Didier Deschamps bowed when his star came to the bench after he was substituted in the 85th minute.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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  • On top of that, ESPN announcers said the humidity changed the consistency of the buns.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The composition of the bar changed dramatically as many Loyalist lawyers departed, others were jailed and younger lawyers assumed responsibilities previously held by members of the colonial establishment.
    Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Swapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapped. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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