1
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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Verb
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In a letter to some of the city’s marquee retailers, including Gucci, Prada and Valentino, Chief Rivetti advised that shoppers trying to pay with debit cards issued by the state’s employment agency should be asked to show identification that matched the name on the card.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Teams would close spring practices by playing a game in front of thousands of their fans, either by matching the offense against the defense or conducting a pregame draft that divided the team into two separate rosters.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Galacticoaster sits four per car, loading attendees parallel in a row via a moving platform.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Haley’s journey, to me, seemed to parallel Yasmin’s a little bit.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Correspond (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspond%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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