Thesaurus results for SWAP

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verb

ˈswäp

Definition of swap

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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noun

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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On Friday night, Drake welcomed more than 400 guests to New York’s Casa Cipriani for the first of two birthday celebrations, swapping his recent bohemian proclivities for something more dapper. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Despite their differing colorways, each shoe in the set is equipped with the same waterproof Gore-Tex build which sees the Abzorb 2010’s typical open mesh paneling get swapped with a closed material to keep moisture at bay. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

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Protect your mobile phone account Ask your carrier about account PINs, port-out protection and SIM swap safeguards. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Designers are pointing homeowners toward small, targeted updates — slipcovers, lighting swaps, a new rug — that can transform a living room without the cost of new furniture. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swap

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Also Friday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war for the first time since August.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Some even exchanged information across environments designed to keep them isolated.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of exchange

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About 4,400 SpaceX employees stood to become millionaires once the stock began trading, the New York Times reported, and Fortune profiled workers from top executives to welders whose equity is now worth seven figures or more.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The company held a record-setting initial public offering in June, and Musk is not able to sell or trade the bulk of his stock until June 2027 because of lockup provisions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade

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Instead, Brammall and Dyer came close to substituting Colin with an elderly lady, before reverting to their original premise.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Both varieties of balsamic are tricky to substitute because their sweetness is as important as their acidity.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

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