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as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a chess match
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as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
from all appearances those two have got a good match there
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I can't find the match to this sock
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
for a wife he wants a woman who will be his match in every aspect of their lives
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
Erin is so nearly my exact match you'd think she must be my twin and not just my cousin
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the discussion soon degenerated into a pointless shouting match
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as in to complement
to be the exact counterpart of
does this handbag's shade of blue match my navy blue pants? the rare blood type that exactly matched that of the transplant recipient
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as in to meet
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war
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Recent Examples of match
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Colorado took a major blow before the match even started, with star midfielder Djordje Mihailovic out due to undisclosed personal reasons — a decision made hours before the match.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Testing revealed a parental match with 99.9994% certainty, the sheriff's office said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Colorado took a major blow before the match even started, with star midfielder Djordje Mihailovic out due to undisclosed personal reasons — a decision made hours before the match.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
The tickets matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball with a 2x multiplier in the drawing Friday, Aug. 15, California Lottery officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Live stream Chelsea matches with Peacock: Start your subscription now!
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for match
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Overall, the tournament’s prize purse will top $90 million – the largest in tennis history and a 20% increase on last year, which stood at $75 million.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dell said expanding the players' facilities, including adding more practice courts, was key in keeping the players on site throughout the tournament.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The notion of destroying marriages and undoing family relationships would be extremely difficult for the Court to justify.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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The affair led to two marriages for the couple, 11 films, and an ostentatious jet-setting lifestyle that involved furs, jewelry, yachts, and glamorous travel.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Game of Keys (working title) will launch across Prime Video’s international footprint in the second half of 2026.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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The hosts debate whether a team in the upper half of the valuations could sell today if the buyer wasn’t Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The photo was shared in a July 20 Instagram post that featured a carousel of images of Gomez and her loved ones, including her fiancé, Benny Blanco.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the real world, a user creating an image with a watermarked AI image-generator wouldn’t receive two images—one with watermark, and one without—for comparison.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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The dwindling embers of the Boise State-University of Idaho rivalry will receive a spark later this year.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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This fight is the catalyst for one of the longest-running rivalries in the story.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But in a world where work is shifting faster than careers can keep pace, they must be complemented by approaches that reach across boundaries.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Lastly, the new Ferrari driver also prefers more rear-end stability that complements the front of his car, while Leclerc prefers a consistent front-to-back setup on his car.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Spencer was married twice, first to her marketing manager and publicist Garry Fields between 1999 and their divorce in 2013, and then to fashion designer and entrepreneur David L. David in 2014.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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According to a ministry website that appears to be run by Pinkerton and his wife, the couple share two sons and were married in 2000.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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On Rosh Hashanah of 1944, Fernande met a young American Jewish soldier named David Snegg at the Grand Synagogue in Paris.—
Marc Snegg,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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To meet the demands of this new landscape, companies are rethinking network design.—
Umesh Kumar Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Match.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/match. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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