exchanged

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 Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills' 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 In sharp contrast to sprawling industry conferences or high-volume networking mixers where business cards are exchanged in seven-minute increments, these occasions are engineered for depth, the co-founders said. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Nearly 500,000 of those accounts then exchanged contact information with other users. — Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Novelist Marsh Rose, playing along, exchanged 29 emails with the Chicago LGBTQ Book Club. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026 Finally, on Saturday, October 10, Giulia and Conor exchanged vows at the historic cathedral of Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé, followed by a celebratory lunch and reception at Instituto Brando Barbosa. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Oklahoma was able to squeak out a field goal in the third, while both teams exchanged punts, but the Sooners opened up the fourth quarter with a game-tying touchdown run by Lloyd Avant, erasing their double-digit deficit. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 No payment is requested or exchanged at any point during the selection, evaluation or ranking process; inclusion is based solely on the methodology. — Kelli Grant, Cfp®,riley De León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Fresh off the heels of Thom Browne’s New York Fashion Week presentation, where models and dancers embodied bugs and butterflies, the designer exchanged emails with Tyler Matthew Oyer about his creative process. — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exchanged
Verb
  • The next season Padover traded for Allisha Gray for two draft picks, giving the Dream a solid foundation with Gray, Howard and Hillmon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, the shop and Clarkson have traded messages on social media.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Roberts had swapped Hernández and slumping Will Smith in the batting order, moving Hernández up to third and Smith down to fifth.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Factories first swapped the central steam plant that drove every machine through a system of rotating shafts for an electric motor.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • Greenwood was then substituted, leaving the pitch without a shirt on.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Suarez scored his 14th and 15th goals before he was substituted off in the 61st minute.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After arriving at their Missouri residence, Kelker-Kelly changed his clothes and got into bed.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Legislature changed state law to ban the government from spending public funds on political ads.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Exchanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanged. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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