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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 The people who grew up on smartphones are now stripping them down, swapping them out or leaving them behind. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) found that swapping out a single atom inside a plastic-munching enzyme can boost its power. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 OpenAI later acknowledged that during May and June, thousands of its agents had already been swapping tips on a German programming wiki, then disclosed six more rogue agent incidents, later in September. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Later, Wolken confessed to swapping more medications when federal investigators interviewed her at her home. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Recaulking a tub and swapping out a showerhead are other relatively simple DIYs. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026 Drolet sees opportunities to use them in dips and even pasta sauce — like swapping out heavy cream for the Mike’s Hot Honey cream cheese in a Bolognese. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Transitioning your skincare for fall includes swapping lightweight moisturizers for creamier concoctions designed to replenish the moisture barrier as the weather gets drier. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026 But fragmented battery and swapping systems could limit the industry’s growth. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swapping
  1. exchanging
  2. substituting
  3. trading
  4. changing
Verb
  • In fall 2006, Conradt began exchanging messages with a Perverted Justice volunteer posing as a 13-year-old boy.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The two held a private meeting with aides in the Oval Office after participating in a military review in the Rose Garden and exchanging gifts in the Blue Room.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanging
Verb
  • The work demonstrates a way to combine a renewable waste material with nanoscale reinforcement rather than simply substituting one material for another.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of substituting
Verb
  • After recently visiting Micron headquarters in Boise, Idaho, Jim was even more convinced that the chipmaker is trading too inexpensively at only six times fiscal 2027 earnings estimates.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Homeowners are trading cookie-cutter interiors for rooms that feel unmistakably their own, and the main character home decor trend is leading the shift.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of trading
Verb
  • September 24, 2026 AI is rapidly changing how top leaders communicate with employees, customers, boards, and each other.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That includes changing the color of its mints — a little extra gift put into every order — to the colors of the brand’s first product, a cashmere sweater.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of changing

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“Swapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swapping. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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