Definition of matchingnext

matching

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verb

present participle of match

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of matching
Adjective
Hotstar app users can download the new JioHotstar app and sign in with their existing Hotstar credentials, with their plan converting automatically to the matching JioHotstar tier. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 Worn by Osaka during her first-round singles match on day two of the tournament, the look featured a white windbreaker with a large green bow, a green tutu with white tulle ruffles and a matching green visor. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
Massive gold chandelier earrings, a matching ring stack, a bronze clutch, and sheer pumps in the same brown hue punctuated her look. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Oct. 2026 The year-to-date median close price for detached homes sits at $650,000, matching each of the past two years. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for matching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matching
Adjective
  • There is also a T-shirt, tank top and denim cap, each sporting similar artwork.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Not to mention an elite player to build around in Bowers, all complementing what defensive end Maxx Crosby brings to the defense.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Bears finished with 54 carries for 232 yards, with starter D’Andre Swift complementing Monangai’s big day with 58 yards on 15 carries.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The vision of a utopian domestic future took a strange turn during the Cold War, marrying the breathless excitement of the space age with the existential dread of nuclear annihilation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The rooms Like much of the hotel, rooms do a nice job of marrying sharp local design elements with true comfort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Her knowledge of the scene here is truly phenomenal, and her passion for eating out, her home city, and meeting new people is fantastically infectious.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement One person described meeting a woman on a train and spending an amazing train ride together.
    — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Thiessen said those events are not directly comparable to a new baseball stadium, which would host many more games regularly.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hochul has emphasized Blakeman’s ties to Trump — mirroring much of the Democrats’ national strategy for the midterm elections — hoping the president’s dismal approval ratings help sink her Republican foe at the ballot box.
    — Sagar Meghani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The price hikes picked up throughout 2025, mirroring the tariffs.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On its final drive, Georgia Southern's Blake Ford came up just short of tying it on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • On the next play, Bolden sacked Russell and thwarted the Crimson Tide’s chances of kicking a game-tying field goal.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Bayzo's pub is analogous to an English tavern, with creamy cups of clam chowder and a piano likely to launch you into Elton John renditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Matching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matching. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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