swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
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Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
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Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most unusual element of the laundering, according to investigators, is how huge sums of Russian cryptocurrency are sent to criminal groups, often drug gangs, operating across Europe, where operators swap it for equivalent sums of cash to help obscure the money’s origins.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Three Americans wrongfully detained in China for many years were released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The classic American mall is undergoing a dramatic transformation as real estate developers swap out dying department stores for apartments, ushering in an era where living at the mall could soon become a new norm.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most unusual element of the laundering, according to investigators, is how huge sums of Russian cryptocurrency are sent to criminal groups, often drug gangs, operating across Europe, where operators swap it for equivalent sums of cash to help obscure the money’s origins.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
They were convicted of spying and part of a multi-country prisoner swap which included U.S. marine Paul Whelan, journalist Evan Gershkovich and Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Three Americans wrongfully detained in China for many years were released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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