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
You’d be surprised at how leveled-up your loungewear becomes under a fashionable trench coat, and how swapping your overworn, pilling sweatpants for equally comfortable track pants or satin trousers turns comfy wear into a statement.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Not drinking entirely can seem insurmountable, so taking small steps to drink less by shifting behaviors like having fewer drinks or swapping in some mocktails is helpful.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a cost to swapping out curriculum that produced Fulbright scholars for beach volleyball scholarships, and The Times missed it.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Tech companies are swapping concrete bunkers for designer data centers.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This system makes swapping bags easy, as the contents are ready to grab.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Lily Allen is swapping out last year’s red carpet naked dressing streak in favor of barely-there swimwear.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
So, for example, instead of purchasing an Easter banner for your mantle, consider swapping out the color of your taper candles to beautiful pastel hues that will look beautiful for both Easter and spring.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Houck underlined that swapping Princeton’s components into Google’s best quantum processor would enable it to work 1,000 times better.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Not drinking entirely can seem insurmountable, so taking small steps to drink less by shifting behaviors like having fewer drinks or swapping in some mocktails is helpful.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s a cost to swapping out curriculum that produced Fulbright scholars for beach volleyball scholarships, and The Times missed it.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Tech companies are swapping concrete bunkers for designer data centers.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This system makes swapping bags easy, as the contents are ready to grab.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Lily Allen is swapping out last year’s red carpet naked dressing streak in favor of barely-there swimwear.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
So, for example, instead of purchasing an Easter banner for your mantle, consider swapping out the color of your taper candles to beautiful pastel hues that will look beautiful for both Easter and spring.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Houck underlined that swapping Princeton’s components into Google’s best quantum processor would enable it to work 1,000 times better.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapping
Verb
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The organization and its arbitration-eligible players had faced a Thursday deadline for exchanging salary figures.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Video made public Friday shows the 37-year-old and her wife exchanging words with ICE officers in the seconds before the shooting.—
Annie Gowen,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Villalobos said the students used training guns with paintballs substituting for bullets.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some took the trend and ran with it, substituting the actual skin care for a stick of butter.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Young’s agents were having conversations with the Hawks, who sit at 17-21 so far this season, about trading their client out of Atlanta.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Today, Netflix’s stock price is trading well beneath the low end of its collar, reducing the value offered to WBD shareholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Strategically using dimmers, light-filtering and -blocking window coverings, and temperature-changing light sources also offer sensory support.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Events like moving to a new neighborhood, buying a new car, changing jobs or even adjusting one’s daily commute can be enough to warrant a review of one’s risks and coverage.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Swapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapping. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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