Thesaurus results for EXCHANGED

exchanged

verb

past tense of exchange

as in traded

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 exchanged Bucci went there and quickly discovered that enthusiasm could be exchanged for access. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Davis exchanged vows with Goldblum in 1987 after meeting him on the set of Transylvania 6-5000 two years prior. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Mark, who was one of the top brass to respond to the October 2025 confrontation between Brighton Park residents and Border Patrol agents after Marimar Martinez was shot, exchanged a few words at a time with the only unmasked ICE agent in the group. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 The couple exchanged handwritten vows underneath a colorful floral arch with views of the Chicago skyline behind them. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 The Metcalf brothers exchanged violent text messages about jumping students, and were documented to have frequently had disciplinary issues at school, according to a motion presented in court. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 Harte and the 15-year-old allegedly exchanged numerous personal text messages over a span of several months. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Prenups are traditionally signed before vows are exchanged to protect or divvy up assets in case of a divorce, but their purpose is expanding, lawyers said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 Uncommon Cacao monitors every link in its supply chain – physically monitoring the beans to ensure quality and tracking how money is being exchanged. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanged

Verb

The video traded the genre’s typical easy-breezy style for a mashup of clips where flames rose, expletives flew, and Tiedemann flipped the bird toward the camera at every opportunity.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
When the game resumes today, he has since been traded to Boston, and takes over behind the plate for Reese McGuire, who has been released.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of traded

Verb

Californians made up just under a quarter of the more than 56,400 people who swapped their out-of-state licenses for Gem State cards last year.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
More than one OpenAI agent was involved in the hack of Hugging Face, and in at least one case the agents swapped notes on how to sneak into the company’s network.

— Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapped

Verb

Their starting lineup has also remained largely unchanged for two games, though David Larrubia did not start against Deportivo, but was substituted in.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Salah, who scored his first goals with his new club over the weekend, was substituted in the second half.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of substituted

Verb

That has changed quietly, with robots now performing important roles in operating rooms, hospital wards, rehabilitation centers, and corridors around the world.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Tehran’s own understanding of deterrence has also changed over the course of the war.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026