swapping

verb

present participle of swap
as in exchanging
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 swapping Penn State has an easier path than Michigan or USC, though the Nittany Lions also have more unknowns after swapping out roughly half of their roster. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 After considering several options, including swapping the heat shield out for a newer one with more permeable Avcoat, NASA decided instead to change Orion’s reentry profile. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 And why are beauty gurus swapping out their chemical sunscreens for it? — Alison Abbey Hudak, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 As a heat dome pushes temperatures into the 90s for the first few days of September, Pittsburgh is swapping to remote learning at some schools. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Ariana Grande is swapping out her signature heels for something a little more comfortable. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026 Elite researchers are swapping between rival labs at dizzying speed. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The researchers believe that pigment manufacturing could benefit from swapping out artificial—and frequently toxic—materials for varying sizes and densities of pterin crystals. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 Authorities said Chavez had been swapping the license plates on the vehicle in an effort to avoid detection by license-plate reader cameras. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapping
  1. exchanging
  2. substituting
  3. trading
  4. changing
Verb
  • Giants special assistant Ron Wotus considered Vitello’s first-inning ejection by umpire Alan Porter last Friday so unfair that he got kicked out the following day while exchanging lineup cards.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, purchasing teams spent an extraordinary amount of effort exchanging emails, updating spreadsheets and manually tracking order status.
    — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanging
Verb
  • It can be made year-round, substituting in whatever fruit is available, ripe and delicious.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of substituting
Verb
  • This offseason, the Bengals added talent, trading for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and signing safety Bryan Cook and edge Boye Mafe.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • By optimizing for the cheapest possible volume, Google is trading its long-term reputational authority for short-term balance sheet protection.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of trading
Verb
  • Doing the math, that leaves two other units with residents who will have a say since allowing the foundation to take over the entire space would require changing the co-op’s bylaws, Richards said.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Asked about their firm’s primary hurdle in managing the current trade landscape, the vast majority (57 percent) said policy uncertainty, like tariffs changing with little notice, as their foremost challenge.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of changing

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“Swapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapping. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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