Thesaurus results for SWAPS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swap

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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noun

plural of swap

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

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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 Boston’s second-most common lineup since Tatum’s return, which swaps Pritchard in for Hauser alongside the other four starters, has outscored opponents by 56 points over 48 minutes. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 While strawberry shortcakes are usually made with biscuits, this recipe swaps them for tender little cakes baked in muffin tins. —

Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Louisianians know the pleasure of a cushaw, which swaps perfectly with pumpkin. —

Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026 Sweet Caroline swaps the typical dinner-and-drinks routine for something way more interactive. —

Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026

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The Lakers have access to just three first-round picks, one second-round pick, swaps and few younger players with significant value in league circles. —

Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026 The Heat would be able to include three first-round picks and multiple pick swaps in a trade offer to the Bucks for Antetokounmpo if a deal is agreed to before the draft. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026 Cutting out microplastics completely may not be possible, but small kitchen swaps can still lower your exposure. —

Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026 Inspired by Contramar’s iconic tuna tostada, this budget-friendly version swaps in jarred or canned tuna for the sushi-grade fish used at the restaurant. —

Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 May 2026 Readers have made it with bacon, sausage, chorizo, a whole roster of vegetables, and even dairy-free swaps. —

Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026 Different rice types require different ratios, so if making swaps in your recipe, make sure to keep this in mind. —

Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 May 2026 On Friday, swaps markets reflected around a 40% chance of a reduction by then, rising from about 20% after the Justice Department dropped its investigation into the Fed. —

Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 26 Apr. 2026 Treasury can provide its own version of swaps using its Exchange Stabilization Fund, though traditional swaps are most often offered by the Federal Reserve. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026

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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
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