swap
verb (used with object)
to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another.
has swapped
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present perfectof swap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At times, he has swapped his dance clothes for traditional Nigerian outfits, including the flowing agbada and dashiki.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Kyler Murray has swapped baffling climate-controlled football in Arizona for baffling climate-controlled football in Minneapolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Having spent 1997 to 2012 shooting hyper-arid deserts for National Geographic, Steinmetz, now 67, has swapped the glider for a photographic drone.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
Jeremy Allen White has swapped his white chef’s coat for a leather jacket and flannel to portray one of rock’s most iconic musicians, Bruce Springsteen.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
But in doing so, writer-director James Watkins has swapped out malevolence for a tamer sense of misadventure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
