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 one example, Workday swapped in Salesforce Agentforce to replace some third-party agents that the company had deployed from another, unnamed vendor.
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John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the franchises swapped superstars in a deal that shocked the NBA to its core, and the Lakers' players appeared to have found out about it through Bronny James' message.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Each story—of grocery shopping, going to the airport or going to a restaurant with a friend—had two different versions, with either conceptual or perceptual details swapped into the same overall narrative.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The kids and their parents also swapped photos of their lunches.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
That was not the first time Saka had swapped wings this season.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Identities are swapped, bodies are dropped and everything seems out of whack.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, the franchises swapped superstars in a deal that shocked the NBA to its core, and the Lakers' players appeared to have found out about it through Bronny James' message.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Each story—of grocery shopping, going to the airport or going to a restaurant with a friend—had two different versions, with either conceptual or perceptual details swapped into the same overall narrative.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
The kids and their parents also swapped photos of their lunches.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time and do not come with playoff eligibility.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
That was not the first time Saka had swapped wings this season.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Identities are swapped, bodies are dropped and everything seems out of whack.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapped
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Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan, and both sides have exchanged cross-border fire.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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In July 2016, Ciara and Wilson exchanged vows during a secret wedding ceremony at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Jones was drafted to the WNBA in 2016, spending her first seven years in the league with the Connecticut Sun before being traded to the New York Liberty in 2023, so she’s seen the exponential growth of the league first-hand.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Tennessee Titans have traded cornerback Roger McCreary to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Cameroonian has been substituted eight times in eight league starts, on three of those occasions at half-time.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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After the recession in 2008, P&G shifted its strategy to create more premium products that couldn’t be easily substituted with cheaper private label versions.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1984, the name was changed to the Amelia Brown Frazier Rehabilitation Center in her honor.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Othmann was outlasted by fellow winger prospects Brett Berard and Gabe Perreault, but apparently something changed between then and now.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Swapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapped. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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