exchanging

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
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
Verb
  • It can be made year-round, substituting in whatever fruit is available, ripe and delicious.
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His character Ned Schneebly was supposed to be substituting — until Dewey impersonated him and stepped in.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Doing the math, that leaves two other units with residents who will have a say since allowing the foundation to take over the entire space would require changing the co-op’s bylaws, Richards said.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Asked about their firm’s primary hurdle in managing the current trade landscape, the vast majority (57 percent) said policy uncertainty, like tariffs changing with little notice, as their foremost challenge.
    Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Exchanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exchanging. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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