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a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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Recent Examples of matchup
The highlights of tonight's MLB slate includes Yankees-Astros, Mets-Tigers, Blue Jays-Reds and Phillies-Brewers matchups that will have implications for playoff races across baseball.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
To welcome back college football fans, a full Saturday schedule is on deck, headlined by Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas visiting defending national champions No. 2 Ohio State in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 season opening matchup in US LBM Coaches Poll history.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The matchup between Fort Worth Benbrook and River Oaks Castleberry was a high-scoring fight to the end, with Benbrook outscoring Castleberry 47-45 on Friday, Aug. 29, at Clark Stadium.
—Dylan Craver, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Never has a college football season opened with such high stakes: Three of this weekend's games feature a matchup between two top-10 opponents, the most for an opening week in the sport's history.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
To welcome back college football fans, a full Saturday schedule is on deck, headlined by Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas visiting defending national champions No. 2 Ohio State in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 season opening matchup in US LBM Coaches Poll history.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
The matchup between Fort Worth Benbrook and River Oaks Castleberry was a high-scoring fight to the end, with Benbrook outscoring Castleberry 47-45 on Friday, Aug. 29, at Clark Stadium.
—Dylan Craver, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Never has a college football season opened with such high stakes: Three of this weekend's games feature a matchup between two top-10 opponents, the most for an opening week in the sport's history.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchup
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After that, Alcaraz brought the hammer down with his otherwise impenetrable delivery, which was broken only three times across the tournament.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Sunday’s final was a reminder that a whole tournament is a heavy weight for any two players to carry — even Sinner and Alcaraz.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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With the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and their NFC championship game opponent, the Washington Commanders, in the division, not much is expected of the Cowboys this season (Nate Davis has the Cowboys finishing 9-8 but not making the playoffs).—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Economic Regeneration - Business models and algorithms designed to generate rather than extract value, creating positive-sum games where economic success strengthens rather than depletes social and natural capital.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The treble — a club winning their domestic league title, main domestic cup competition and the European Cup/Champions League — has happened 11 times, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich the only sides to do so more than once.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Budgets are tight, and even in this tiny economic niche, competition is steep because many sell the same products to the same audience.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In her most recent outing, which served as the co-main event of UFC 315 in May of this year, Shevchenko successfully defended her title for the first time in her second reign with a unanimous decision win over Manon Fiorot.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The mission of those events is to get the truck in front of people who are interested in it, those who are already reservation holders and to introduce the company and truck to people who have never heard of Slate.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their role is to support clients and other stakeholders to identify and take action against match manipulation, particularly those related to match betting.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ensure the names on your ID and Social Security card match exactly.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchup. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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