return match

noun

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

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Her return match will take place at the #dragattackparis event. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 San Diego will play a return match in Salt Lake City on July 20. Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025 After a lengthy one-on-one duel, Ripley beat Kairi Sane in her return match with a Riptide. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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“Return match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20match. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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