rematch

noun

: a second match between the same contestants or teams

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In most other key races, incumbents maintained comfortable leads from Friday’s update, enough to avoid a rematch in November. Reeti Malhotra june 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 Gunther wanted a rematch for the title immediately and Rhodes was about to grant it to him until Zayn came out. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 The tournament will kick off with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, a rematch of the 2010 opener in Johannesburg, which was played on the same date 16 years earlier. Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 The Knicks lost that tournament to the Spurs, but fans hope the team has a better chance of coming away with the title in this year’s rematch, with the team at a 2-0 after winning the first two games in San Antonio. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rematch

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rematch was in 1941

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“Rematch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rematch. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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rematch

noun
: a second meeting between the same contestants

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