Thesaurus results for EXCHANGING

exchanging

verb

present participle of exchange

as in swapping

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 exchanging Land exchanges are common elsewhere in the federal government, but exchanging National Park Service land for private development access is unusual, NOTUS reported, citing a former park service official. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 First, the Huskies mixed it up with some marching band members on the practice field outside of Huskie Stadium, jumping in on a routine and exchanging fight songs, with the players chanting, clapping and pumping their fists during their version. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Mourners flocked to a bronze statue of Dolly in the center of her hometown of Sevierville Tuesday night, exchanging stories and shedding tears. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Artifictory, sold by JFrog, provides no dedicated means for exchanging messages. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 In response, Freedom stood up with his arms outstretched and walked towards Cloud while exchanging words with her. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 And there is such a generosity of spirit here of meeting peers, exchanging ideas. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 The Braves made a roster move Monday, exchanging outfielder Brewer Hicklen for shortstop Jim Jarvis. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Nearly the entire group lingers in the living room—playing chess, swapping stories, exchanging photos. — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanging

Verb

Elite researchers are swapping between rival labs at dizzying speed.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
The researchers believe that pigment manufacturing could benefit from swapping out artificial—and frequently toxic—materials for varying sizes and densities of pterin crystals.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of swapping

Verb

Zhu wants agents trading exactly those, starting with government bonds and money-market funds and moving to real estate and private credit, sold to banks as a service rather than built in-house.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Cam Miller cut The Dolphins moved on from a second backup quarterback, releasing Cam Miller less than 18 hours after trading Quinn Ewers to Jacksonville.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of trading

Verb

His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the Republican critics of resistance politics, progressive ones depicted it as substituting legal tactics for electoral victories.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of substituting

Verb

The shift toward cost-efficiency in this round of the AI race is also linked to changing decision-makers within enterprises.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The Charlotte City Council spoke with urgency in July about changing local laws so police could more easily crack down on teen takeovers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026