How to Use exchange in a Sentence

exchange

1 of 2 noun
Definition of exchangenext
Synonyms for exchangenext
  • The exchange went viral and highlighted the challenges to the approach.
    — TIME, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In exchange for promoting the platforms, the influencers earn a cut of each sale.
    — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Scammers use the exchange to obscure the source of the funds, according to Chainbrium.
    — Zeke Faux, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Mike makes a living taking the LSAT for other people in exchange for cash.
    — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Lance spent the first two seasons of his career with the Niners but was abruptly traded to the Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in late August.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • And its success shows the appetite that many Chinese still have for cultural exchange.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • As a matter of policy, Chainalysis declined to name the exchanges used by the CEG scammers.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the video, Senior Corporal Edgar Morales was shot in the calf in the initial exchange, and is seen walking with a slight hobble afterward.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In the exchange, the U.S. offered up five Iranian prisoners and returned $6 billion in frozen funds for use in Iran.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The downside, of course, is that in exchange for capital, VCs want equity in the company.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Two, the 911 combination had not been used as an area code, service code or local exchange.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Unlike the fee-for-service model used by most US health care providers, Kaiser patients pay dues to the company in exchange for access to care.
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Dozens of the more than 240 hostages have been released as part of a cease-fire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas in the wake of Hamas' surprise Oct. 7 terror attack.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The exchange sites would also have offered access to substance abuse treatment.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • As for who would be the most willing to give things up in exchange for getting to listen to holiday music all month long, that honor goes to New York State.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Republicans seized on an exchange between Mr. Biden and the ghostwriter of his book.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The agreement would have allowed Hunter Biden to avoid prison time in exchange for a guilty plea on misdemeanor tax charges and a diversion agreement on one felony gun charge.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Shockingly, one in 10 Amazon customers has been offered bribes, from gift cards to free products, in exchange for a five-star review.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • In exchange, Iran is to release the five Iranian-Americans held as prisoners in the country.
    — Jon Gambrell and Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The exchanges followed volleys from both sides on Sunday, part of a near-daily tit-for-tat that has killed more than 100 Hezbollah fighters and six Israeli soldiers.
    — Carrie Keller-Lynn and Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The exchange caused moviegoers to voice their confusion online, causing Yeoh to clear the air in an Instagram post on Monday.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Under the agreement, Putin agreed to drop insurgency charges in exchange for Prigozhin calling off the rebellion.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • After the heated on-air exchange, Osbourne was accused of racist and homophobic behavior behind the scenes of The Talk.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The original story idea was pretty simple: the good guy exchanges faces with the bad guy to break up his criminal organization and save the world.
    — Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Blanco says that in exchange for securing a contract with Chile, the company promised to hire local workers.
    — Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The leader of this unit, Shiro Ishii, and his team received immunity from the Americans in exchange for their data, which were thought to be useful.
    — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • That week-long pause in fighting saw more than 100 hostages who were seized inside Israel freed in exchange for about three times as many Palestinian prisoners.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Rhoden received three life sentences without parole in a plea deal in exchange for being spared the death penalty, according to the outlets.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Authority officials, in exchanges with The Washington Post, said much the same.
    — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In return, there will be a four-day pause in fighting to allow for the hostage-prisoner exchanges to take place, a senior Israel official said ahead of the announcement.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
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exchange

2 of 2 verb
  • I'd like to exchange this sweater for a smaller one.
  • These coupons can be exchanged for food.
  • We exchanged addresses and promised we'd write each other often.
  • The Gophers and Hawkeyes exchanged runs to start the game.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The teams then exchanged punts on the next three drives until the Chiefs were able to close out the half with a 56-yard field goal.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Prince William is then the first to exchange handshakes with the greeters, and Kate then follows his lead.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The two exchanging a few words while gazing out at the field.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • At last count, at least six letters have been exchanged over the past three weeks.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • In Thoreau’s terms, how much of life is exchanged for all this screen time?
    — Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The two men exchanged a few words before Mr. Milei bent over and gave Francis a hug.
    — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Gypsy and Ryan exchanged vows while Gypsy was still in prison in 2022.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Bowers and Long appeared to exchange words here or there.
    — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 16 June 2023
  • Self was asked if words were exchanged between members of the coaching staffs.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The duo exchanged many attacks against each other and were the only two candidates on the stage.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Emotions ran hot, and fighting words were exchanged by both sides.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Before that, the shooter and his friend had exchanged thousands of messages.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Like many long-running rock bands though, these days all the STA founders aren’t exchanging Christmas cards.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of the walk she and Bobby exchanged numbers and started planning to meet on Mount Archer instead of leaving it to fate.
    — Jessica Francis Kane, Harper's Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The pair exchanged vows in front of about 50 of their closest family and friends at a home in Bel-Air, Page Six reported.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • In 15-minute chunks, the players exchanged stories about their lives: playing on the road, dealing with fans, growing up.
    — Sopan Deb Allison Zaucha, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • But also a sort of soirée, where all kinds of interesting minds could exchange thoughts.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The judge ordered the attorneys to exchange the names of their expert witness 60 days before the trial.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
  • Cruel words are exchanged at the intervention, but the message gets through.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of losing money in the casino, why not exchange money for goods?
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
  • The man walked across the transition lanes to exchange information with the driver of the semi-truck, which had pulled over as well, Matias said.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • Police said the video shows the two men appearing to exchange words and then shows the gunman lifting the rifle while walking toward Blakney.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Police exchanged gunfire with a suspect and one of the officers was struck, police said.
    — Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • After the play, Prescott and Diggs appear to exchange words, with Diggs being vocal in his trash talk.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In this case, the researchers simply exchanged heat with the source and sink by pumping a liquid through the electrocaloric material.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Costello nodded along sagely to the music and exchanged bon mots with wife Krall; Fallon headbanged and sang along; Olsen took a smoke break.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023

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