as in tournaments
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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Recent Examples of matchups
Upcoming matchups include at-home versus the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3) as well as road matchups against the Minnesota Vikings (4-4), Green Bay Packers (5-2-1), and the Eagles (6-2).
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Tigers got the win at College Station in 2014, but the two matchups since have been all A&M.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Only three of nine remaining matchups come against teams in the top half of the Super Bowl odds.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohtani won both of his pitching matchups this postseason, allowing just three earned runs over 12 innings.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Astrology addicts, meanwhile, will get their horoscopes with a pop culture twist, with weekly cosmic predictions, celeb-sign matchups and zodiac memes.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The Tigers got the win at College Station in 2014, but the two matchups since have been all A&M.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Only three of nine remaining matchups come against teams in the top half of the Super Bowl odds.
—Scott Phillips, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Ohtani won both of his pitching matchups this postseason, allowing just three earned runs over 12 innings.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Astrology addicts, meanwhile, will get their horoscopes with a pop culture twist, with weekly cosmic predictions, celeb-sign matchups and zodiac memes.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchups
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The $5 billion fund already invested in the Mutua Madrid Open and Miami Open tennis tournaments, in partnership with Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Insulated fishboxes, a 32-inch-wide dive door, and 14 rod holders assure anglers can fish tournaments, but an impeccable foredeck with recliners and double lounges means double duty for socializing.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cardell Williams completed 8 of 11 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns to speedster Ernest Campbell as the Hornets won for the sixth time in their last eight outings with two conference games to go.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, up north, the 6-2 Seahawks are coming off an authoritative victory over the Washington Commanders last week and will try to extend their win streak to four games and hang onto their spot atop the division.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Find more university press titles featured on the University Press Week reading list, along with a schedule of University Press Week events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The president has attended plenty of sporting events over the last 13 months.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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While he was banned from major competitions, Gorst traveled around the US playing smaller regional events that didn’t fall under pool’s international governing rules.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The three-day event features million-dollar rodeo competitions each evening before the concerts.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sheamus will battle Shinsuke Nakamura in one of the Raw matches, while Damian Priest takes on Rusev in the other.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The company has been aggressively offering deposit matches to lure clients from Fidelity and Schwab, and assets under management have grown with its TradePMR acquisition.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Matchups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchups. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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