to match

idiom

: having the same quality or appearance as something
He's a large man with hands to match.

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Given Ter Stegen’s current deal, no Spanish club is expected to match that. Pol Ballús, New York Times, 27 June 2025 Of course, the bar can only carry you so far, because what’s great drinks without the food to match? Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 June 2025 Why Specialty Clinics Feel The Pain First Specialty clinics face a perfect storm of challenges: high-cost drugs, evolving payer policies and thousands of diagnosis and procedure codes that need to match up precisely. Sally Ragab, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 These latest layoffs are part of a bigger wave of cuts at Intel as CEO Lip-Bu Tan downsizes the company to match its falling sales and weak outlook. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for to match

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“To match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20match. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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