return match

noun

chiefly British
: a second game played between the same players or teams

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San Diego will play a return match in Salt Lake City on July 20. Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025 The Avs play Sunday at home against the Islanders and then travel to Long Island for the return match in less than three weeks. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025 Paris Saint-Germain took a 4-0 lead on Barcelona in 2017 only to fall 6-1 in the return match. Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025 After the first leg in Bahrain ended in a 0-0, New Zealand needed a win in the return match at home to qualify for the World Cup. ABC News, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for return match

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“Return match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20match. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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