slow match
noun
: a match or fuse made so as to burn slowly and evenly and used for firing (as of blasting charges)
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What resulted was an incredibly slow match where the crowd mostly booed Reigns.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The old team death match style rounds led to a lot of very slow matches where not dying was rewarded, but this new game mode changes that up and forces you to fight.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The old team death match style rounds led to a lot of very slow matches where not dying was rewarded, but this new game mode changes that up and forces you to fight.
—Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Slow match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow%20match. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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