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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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2
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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Fritz’s Team World now has a 7-3 lead over Team Europe after seven matches, with five to play, including Saturday night’s doubles match.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Engineering studies show that with moderate carbon costs (say $15–30 per tCO₂), and if renewable H₂ drops toward $1–2/kg, green routes can match or beat coal.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Boggs’s work on Baldwin, which began in the late 1990s with a campaign to revive the long out-of-print children’s novel, Little Man, Little Man, paralleled the return of Baldwin’s writing to prominence and his rise to the status of cultural icon.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The boy’s journey parallels the song’s enduring message—that while oppression and struggle are undeniable, hope and transformation remain just over the horizon.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Correspond (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspond%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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