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as in to match
to be the exact counterpart of
the British chancellor of the exchequer corresponds to the U.S. secretary of the treasury
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as in to come (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
"shut up" and "please be quiet" may correspond to each other in meaning, but please use the more polite phrase
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Victim's siblings talk about impact of finding answers This past April, six years after Nash’s DNA matched the crime scene evidence, the San Bernardino County district attorney hosted an event for National Crime Victims Rights Week where Jones’ younger sister, Kymberly Jones, spoke.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026 -
The implication being that smaller schools that can't match that level of investment won't be able to compete for championships.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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In this way, democracy parallels jazz.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Even though the race generally parallels Interstate 70, runners seldom notice the highway.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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“Correspond (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspond%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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