as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
the concept of interchangeable parts revolutionized the mass production of manufactured goods
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Recent Examples of interchangeable
Professional photography equipment, detachable/interchangeable lenses, audio/video recording devices, tripods, monopods (selfie sticks), tablets, laptops, computers, promotional materials.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Hydrogen is supplied via interchangeable cartridges.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Hydrogen is provided by interchangeable cartridges or field generating units.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Cooper, Sarratt and Becker are pretty interchangeable; all three can play every receiver spot in the offense, and all three are great vertically.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Hydrogen is supplied via interchangeable cartridges.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
Hydrogen is provided by interchangeable cartridges or field generating units.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Cooper, Sarratt and Becker are pretty interchangeable; all three can play every receiver spot in the offense, and all three are great vertically.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for interchangeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interchangeable
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These options include simply selling their position through open-market sales, an exchange offer or a mandatory exchangeable bond, with proceeds potentially funding a large share buyback, which would be highly accretive to Fluor's EPS, especially at its currently depressed valuation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cash equivalent includes tips paid by checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, and tangible or intangible tokens readily exchangeable for cash or cash equivalent.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The article by Trammell and Patel has already received some pushback online, largely on the ground that its assumption that capital is perfectly substitutable for labor is unrealistic.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Interchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchangeable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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