How to Use swap in a Sentence
- I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
- I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
- He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
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The chef needs lead time to swap things out.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two-way deals can be swapped out at any time.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
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Your sheets should be swapped or washed once a week.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Well, kind of — just swap the stage for the page!
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The roles are starting to swap.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Watch the full joke swap below.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Shallot can swap out for onion.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Yellow onion can swap out for white onion.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Wash bath mats and swap in fresh towels.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The blooms were promptly swapped out.
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Kennedy French,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Then, swap the damp pad for a dry one to go over the blades again.
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Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
16 Apr. 2026
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If the new task is due sooner, swap the items.
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Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Jan. 2026
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Feel free to swap the bourbon for brandy or dark rum.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Just swap the sparkling rosé for sparkling water.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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White onion can be swapped out for yellow or red onion.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
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Or swap out the peach schnapps for bourbon or light rum.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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Then swap in a new routine that meets the same need.
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Sara Ellis Conant,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now they’re swapped like mid-cap stocks on the trading floor.
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Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The HDDs can all be hot-swapped.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Be sure to swap out the water every day.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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Also, Trump swapped his blue tie for a red tie.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Snap peas can be swapped out for green beans or haricots verts, or snow peas.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Leeks can be swapped out for sweet onions, like Vidalias.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
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Black lipstick might be swapped for a berry liner.
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Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Dark brown sugar can swap out for light brown sugar.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Burger tasked me with swapping out the chip.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Omit or swap the shrimp or sausage for other proteins.
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Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
- They made the swap in secret.
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Try healthy food and drink swaps.
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Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the teams agreed to a pick swap.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Herbal ginger tea is a zingy swap.
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Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
23 Dec. 2025
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Jeff says that the fans voted for a tribe swap.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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For now, the swap seems prescient.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Since the swap, the team has already changed.
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Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Small swaps add up, and your bloodwork will prove it.
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Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Then came the back-and-forth touchdown swap.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Deep brown/greens have been a fun swap out for black siding.
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Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ahead, shop Rivers’ shorts swaps from Quince.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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At your next brunch, swap mimosas for this classy and sassy spritzer.
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Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Plain Greek yogurt is a safer swap.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Plain Greek yogurt is a safer swap.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
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Salmon Salmon is one of the best swaps for sardines.
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Lindsey Desoto,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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This shrimp scampi number calls for white, but rosé as a swap would be fun.
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Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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Not even a swap of the factory wheels and tires.
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Karl Brauer,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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That usually wins out in this kind of swap.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Pair it with your pants, swap colors, and style based on the mood of the day.
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Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
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Google is starting with video, hence the swap with Veo.
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ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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This seasonal swap does two things at once.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just make sure to keep that cotton swap on hand for fast blending!
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a pinch, swap in bacon bits instead.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Aug. 2025
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Upgrade your fall packing list with these smart style swaps.
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Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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And that doesn’t just mean two or three contests before a tribe swap.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Not even two tribe swaps really helped.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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The Bills got the 32nd pick as part of a six draft pick swap.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Easy swap with an air compressor though!
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Joe Salas
april 07,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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Any of these three simple swaps will take your bed from basic to bougie.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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All three were released in a 2021 swap.
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Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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