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 Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Reid shares videos of her skating journey to more than 46,000 Instagram followers, and Inclusive Skating swaps coaching tips and competition dates.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the Hawks run a five-out offense that swaps the center and power forward on the perimeter, giving him miles of space and asking absolutely nothing complicated of him.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Casting Dynevor will play January Andrews, a romance author who swaps genres with her college rival, Augustus Everett, while living in neighboring lake houses.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The direct-to-consumer label will be the first to sell apparel constructed using CreateMe’s digital bonding process, which swaps a needle and thread for adhesive that joins pieces of fabric together.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair in this new surrealist vision from writer-director Amanda Kramer (Please Baby Please) narrated by Melanie Griffith and co-starring Mamoudou Athie (Kinds of Kindness), Samantha Mathis (American Psycho) and Robin Tunney (The Craft).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Jett, who is typically outfitted in a catsuit — no pun intended — swaps her sporty look for a glistening gold halter top and a pair of empire waist trousers while arriving at a particularly important game.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Coined by nail artist Betina Goldstein, the micro-French style swaps a large swath of white for a barely-there flash of paint across the free edge of the nail.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
There is a prosody to those mysterious terms bandied about in The Economist or The Financial Times, of liquidity and derivatives, operational profitability and capital expenditures, credit default swaps and enterprise value.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Even so, pricing in the overnight swaps market indicates that traders see a roughly 61% chance of a move by April.
—Erica Yokoyama, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Prisoner swaps have been one of the few tangible results of the talks.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
Prisoner swaps have been one of the few tangible results of the talks.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Schmackary’s swaps out its cookie flavors every two weeks, and continuously bakes small batches throughout the day to keep display trays full.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Trade publications suggest Quantum Fiber customers can expect equipment swaps and the potential need to find new internet service providers in the future.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Fans have voted on idols, challenges, advantages, tribe swaps, tribal colors, and even whether or not castaways will get rice during their 26-day competition.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Sweet Caroline swaps the typical dinner-and-drinks routine for something way more interactive.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Reid shares videos of her skating journey to more than 46,000 Instagram followers, and Inclusive Skating swaps coaching tips and competition dates.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the Hawks run a five-out offense that swaps the center and power forward on the perimeter, giving him miles of space and asking absolutely nothing complicated of him.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
The Casting Dynevor will play January Andrews, a romance author who swaps genres with her college rival, Augustus Everett, while living in neighboring lake houses.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
The direct-to-consumer label will be the first to sell apparel constructed using CreateMe’s digital bonding process, which swaps a needle and thread for adhesive that joins pieces of fabric together.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Juliette Lewis swaps bodies with a chair in this new surrealist vision from writer-director Amanda Kramer (Please Baby Please) narrated by Melanie Griffith and co-starring Mamoudou Athie (Kinds of Kindness), Samantha Mathis (American Psycho) and Robin Tunney (The Craft).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Jett, who is typically outfitted in a catsuit — no pun intended — swaps her sporty look for a glistening gold halter top and a pair of empire waist trousers while arriving at a particularly important game.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Coined by nail artist Betina Goldstein, the micro-French style swaps a large swath of white for a barely-there flash of paint across the free edge of the nail.
—Laura Solla, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
Credit default swaps are like insurance for investors, with buyers paying for protection in case the borrower can't repay its debt.
—Seema Mody, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
There is a prosody to those mysterious terms bandied about in The Economist or The Financial Times, of liquidity and derivatives, operational profitability and capital expenditures, credit default swaps and enterprise value.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Even so, pricing in the overnight swaps market indicates that traders see a roughly 61% chance of a move by April.
—Erica Yokoyama, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Prisoner swaps have been one of the few tangible results of the talks.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
Prisoner swaps have been one of the few tangible results of the talks.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Schmackary’s swaps out its cookie flavors every two weeks, and continuously bakes small batches throughout the day to keep display trays full.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Trade publications suggest Quantum Fiber customers can expect equipment swaps and the potential need to find new internet service providers in the future.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Fans have voted on idols, challenges, advantages, tribe swaps, tribal colors, and even whether or not castaways will get rice during their 26-day competition.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaps
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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 group exchanges little looks.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Fundamentals Despite its dominant position in the oilfield services industry, SLB currently trades at a meaningful discount to its peers.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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BofA points out that the sector currently trades at 22x trailing free cash flow and 15 times enterprise value to trailing EBITDA.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Once that trio had run themselves into the ground, substitutes Moore, Josh Windass and Nathan Broadhead took over to keep the pressure on.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Young Man in a Hurry substitutes status anxiety for race.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Senate amendment changes the availability of two expensive drugs – Biktarvy and Descovy.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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When Amisa dies, Szu’s life changes drastically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Swaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaps. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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