as in exchanges
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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as in trades
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
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Recent Examples of swaps
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
The second step introduces a two-carbon form of amine (a common ingredient in a wide array of products) and a copper catalyst, which swaps amine groups in where the bromine atoms were.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
The new operator just makes the call, swaps the tool, and tells you the work is now twenty per cent faster.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Hethington swaps the sliced plantain for his own pasta, made primarily with puréed plantains, some tapioca starch and a little bit of all-purpose flour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Tom Holland swaps his padel for a HexClad pan while hosting his 2nd Annual Bero Padel Classic on April 29 in Los Angeles.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The Philips 1000 Series Touchscreen Key-free Electronic Deadbolt swaps a standard deadbolt with no wiring required.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Here, chef Hugh Acheson swaps out the sugar for maple syrup and adds fresh marjoram and chiles, yielding an earthier dish with just the right amount of heat.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
In these images, Monroe swaps hyper-glam for vulnerability.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Fineman’s warning about marketing language is critical for shoppers trying to make safer swaps.
—Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
HomeExchange charges a flat $220 per year for unlimited swaps.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Smart swaps, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, can add up to meaningful increases in daily movement.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 June 2026
However, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission views these contracts as falling within its jurisdiction to regulate swaps and derivatives.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 May 2026
In conventional spandex, this is made from fossil fuels, namely coal, but Hyosung’s bio-BDO swaps this for sugarcane.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Not even two tribe swaps really helped.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Verb
That’s the idea behind scentscaping — a growing approach to home fragrance that swaps synthetic plug-ins and aerosol sprays for natural, intentional scent.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
The second step introduces a two-carbon form of amine (a common ingredient in a wide array of products) and a copper catalyst, which swaps amine groups in where the bromine atoms were.
—ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026
The new operator just makes the call, swaps the tool, and tells you the work is now twenty per cent faster.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Hethington swaps the sliced plantain for his own pasta, made primarily with puréed plantains, some tapioca starch and a little bit of all-purpose flour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Tom Holland swaps his padel for a HexClad pan while hosting his 2nd Annual Bero Padel Classic on April 29 in Los Angeles.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The Philips 1000 Series Touchscreen Key-free Electronic Deadbolt swaps a standard deadbolt with no wiring required.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
Here, chef Hugh Acheson swaps out the sugar for maple syrup and adds fresh marjoram and chiles, yielding an earthier dish with just the right amount of heat.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
In these images, Monroe swaps hyper-glam for vulnerability.
—Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
Ahead, shop Rivers’ shorts swaps from Quince.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Fineman’s warning about marketing language is critical for shoppers trying to make safer swaps.
—Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Since the middle of 2025, the cost of insuring hyperscaler debt through credit default swaps has climbed, a sign that some investors are paying up for protection rather than trusting the ratings, Reuters reported.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
HomeExchange charges a flat $220 per year for unlimited swaps.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Smart swaps, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, can add up to meaningful increases in daily movement.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 1 June 2026
However, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission views these contracts as falling within its jurisdiction to regulate swaps and derivatives.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 May 2026
In conventional spandex, this is made from fossil fuels, namely coal, but Hyosung’s bio-BDO swaps this for sugarcane.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Not even two tribe swaps really helped.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaps
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To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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The New York cello-saxophone duo trades the strictures of classical music for more exploratory tones and textures, fusing the expansiveness of film scores with the immediacy of pop.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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Juan trades stories with his new friend while on his deathbed, recounting old loves and familial pasts.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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No program substitutes for that.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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But no technology substitutes for the human infrastructure, partnerships, and political will that made the old system work.—
Stephanie Psaki,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Repetition propels us towards one night in November of 1975 when everything changes, but not in the way the heroine (or the reader) was led to expect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Long-term stress changes the brain affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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“Swaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaps. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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