Thesaurus results for SWAP

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verb

ˈswäp

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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Recent Examples of swap

Verb

This may seem like a relatively minor twist, swapping out Montana for Texas. —

Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026 Hethington swaps the sliced plantain for his own pasta, made primarily with puréed plantains, some tapioca starch and a little bit of all-purpose flour. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

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Both Kyiv and Moscow thanked the United Arab Emirates for mediating the swap. —

Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 He was sentenced to life in prison but was released in a prisoner swap in December 2014, as part of normalization efforts by the Obama administration. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for swap

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Car parts that have been altered or exchanged Cars that feature aftermarket components or enhancements that alter their function may void their warranty.

— Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The headline feature is the introduction of default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages exchanged between iPhones and Android phones for the first time.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026