exchange
verb (used with object)
to give up (something) for something else; part with for some equivalent; change for another.
have been exchanging
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present perfect progressiveof exchange.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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This article was updated to correct the home state of the two friends who have been exchanging fruitcakes.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging almost daily cross-border strikes since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
Russia and the United States have been exchanging signals that she and another American held in Russia could be part of a prisoner exchange involving a Russian imprisoned in the United States.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump have been exchanging pleasantries about “fire and fury.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2017
He has never met her, though they have been exchanging letters for years, and she expressed an interest in seeing his workshop, if he would not mind.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
