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as in swaps
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
exchanges of commemorative pins are common among Olympic athletes
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as in conversations
talking or a talk between two or more people
we had a brief exchange with the pastor as we passed him on the way out of church
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as in trades
to give up (something) and take something else in return
I'd like to exchange this sweater for one in a larger size
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Recent Examples of exchanges
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Even small transfers through regulated exchanges can trigger checks that require firms to collect and share identifying information about the parties to the transfer.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Taken together, analysts describe a gap that extends beyond individual exchanges.
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Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Harm reduction organizations said sustained contact with people who use drugs, such as weekly exchanges of syringes, leads to higher chances of rehabilitation than arrests and imprisonment.
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Maya Henry,
Oklahoma Watch,
30 June 2026
Know that Article offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, one-year furniture warranties, and free exchanges.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2026
However, the celebrations may not necessarily be where the couple exchanges vows.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
On social media, native Algerians have seen their image of Americans debunked by continuous kind gestures during the impromptu cultural exchanges.
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Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
For many international visitors, cultural exchanges have occurred simply.
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Medara Udoekong,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 June 2026
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.
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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.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
The group exchanges little looks.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Tole works for a company that exchanges commercial frying oil and was parked in a loading dock area of a hotel.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Though The Wrong Paris exchanges the City of Lights for the Lone Star State, that doesn't stop Dawn from falling for Trey (Pierson Fodé), The Honeypot bachelor that the other girls are vying for.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The resulting arguments, trolling and nasty exchanges can signal to the algorithm that the content is engaging, prompting it to show those posts to even more people who are likely to react and further amplify the conversation.
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Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Even small transfers through regulated exchanges can trigger checks that require firms to collect and share identifying information about the parties to the transfer.
—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Taken together, analysts describe a gap that extends beyond individual exchanges.
—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Harm reduction organizations said sustained contact with people who use drugs, such as weekly exchanges of syringes, leads to higher chances of rehabilitation than arrests and imprisonment.
—
Maya Henry,
Oklahoma Watch,
30 June 2026
Know that Article offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, one-year furniture warranties, and free exchanges.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2026
However, the celebrations may not necessarily be where the couple exchanges vows.
—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
On social media, native Algerians have seen their image of Americans debunked by continuous kind gestures during the impromptu cultural exchanges.
—
Pj Green,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
For many international visitors, cultural exchanges have occurred simply.
—
Medara Udoekong,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 June 2026
Verb
Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
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
The group exchanges little looks.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Tole works for a company that exchanges commercial frying oil and was parked in a loading dock area of a hotel.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Though The Wrong Paris exchanges the City of Lights for the Lone Star State, that doesn't stop Dawn from falling for Trey (Pierson Fodé), The Honeypot bachelor that the other girls are vying for.
—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanges
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This particular model swaps in a very capable Ryzen AI 5 430 processor, which comes from the company's latest wave of CPU releases.
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The first footage from director Fred Cavayé’s new adaptation swaps soaring show tunes for prison cells, sword fights and revolutionary chaos.
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After those conversations, Rubey developed a ritual to bless the sites where people had died from suicide.
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Fear over airstrikes on Iran, which pervaded many conversations with locals during the war, has evaporated.
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Fundamentals eBay trades at a discount to the industry while delivering stronger profitability than peers.
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The engineer built an agent that trades BNB sell signals, picked mainnet and connected a third-party model.
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Crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks this week — much of it covered or obscured — and barricades have been placed near the perimeter of the arena.
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The burning husks of large trucks transporting fuel and derailed train cars were filmed and photographed by civilians and Ukrainian military drones, highlighting supply chain disruptions.
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Harry's decision comes amid ongoing discussions with the royal family to acquire an appropriate level of security for his family, including Meghan Markle and their two children, Princess Lilibet, 5, and Prince Archie, 7.
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More than 70 students heard directly from Holocaust survivors and educators before participating in smaller breakout discussions.
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Finally, because Helms-Burton gave presidents power to block these suits, the majority concluded that this mechanism substitutes for the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act rather than coexisting with it.
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No program substitutes for that.
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Participants repeatedly emphasized that difficult trade-offs are acceptable when they are explained clearly, implemented transparently and viewed as fair.
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This shifts the value of engineering upward toward judgment, architecture, trade-offs and operational decision-making.
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Both her steel hull and aluminum superstructure are finished in a custom warm gray hue with a subtle pearlescent quality that changes with light.
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After that 18-month trial, patients could lose access to Medicare coverage for GLP-1s used for weight loss unless the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issues an extension or Congress changes the law, according to Cubanski.
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“Exchanges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanges. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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