as in to exchange
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 exchange
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 swap
Nicol Natale, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
New Cabinet Hardware Even swapping your cabinet hardware can work wonders for your kitchen's overall aesthetic, as the antiquated hardware could be dating your otherwise beautiful kitchen.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
But there’s a twist — there’s a four-way swap when Anna’s daughter (Julia Butters) and soon-to-be stepdaughter (Sophia Hammons) are also caught up in the action.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Meghan swapped jeans for a pair of breezy wide-leg pants in a seasonal white.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
New Cabinet Hardware Even swapping your cabinet hardware can work wonders for your kitchen's overall aesthetic, as the antiquated hardware could be dating your otherwise beautiful kitchen.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
The Nets still got plenty in return for Durant: Cam Johnson, nine unprotected first-round picks, one protected first round pick, two first-round swaps and three second-round picks.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
But there’s a twist — there’s a four-way swap when Anna’s daughter (Julia Butters) and soon-to-be stepdaughter (Sophia Hammons) are also caught up in the action.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swap
Verb
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By establishing a common language for inter-agent interaction, A2A allows agents to securely exchange information, coordinate actions and collaborate dynamically without sharing memory or tools.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Some have rewards like valuable expendable items, such as keys to open locked doors or coins to exchange for tools like shovels and compasses.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Fanatics, which is not publicly traded and therefore does not share data as freely as some of these other organizations, does the bulk of its sales in the U.S.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Doncic was traded seemingly at the peak of his career, which made the trade even more shocking and inexplicable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Families who tend to buy pricier, higher-quality items can avoid the price hikes this summer by substituting down to lower-quality clothes and other goods, Gee said.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Again, this substitutes a new process for traditional analysis of weighted inputs, prompting and supervision.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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So any of the below snubs could change, and IndieWire understands the festival hasn’t screened all the possibilities just yet.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Howard plays himself as a tyrannical auteur who petulantly refuses to cut a vacuous scene from his overlong thriller, warding off pleas only to change his mind at the moment of truth.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swap. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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