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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
Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The match will go down as possibly one of her ugliest opening wins in a Grand Slam.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
After submitting an application, they were matched with the young Afghan couple and their two little girls who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban destroyed their home.
—Carissa Zaffiro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The department regularly conducts unannounced visits to check out price-scanner systems to make sure prices advertised match with prices that ring up at registers.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
The match will go down as possibly one of her ugliest opening wins in a Grand Slam.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Toronto Raptors matched up with the Golden State Warriors on Monday evening (Jan. 13) at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
After submitting an application, they were matched with the young Afghan couple and their two little girls who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban destroyed their home.
—Carissa Zaffiro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tennis Australia first experimented with this on one court during last year’s tournament, hoping to attract gamers and a younger audience to the sport.Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Milestones were squibs about births, deaths, and marriages, bits of information culled from newspapers and the wire services.John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Lopez and Affleck would later call off their engagement, blaming too much media attention, going on to separate relationships and marriages before rekindling their romance two decades later.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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More than half of Target’s seasonal workers were hired for full-time positions after the 2023 holiday shopping season.Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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In a 2019 survey from the American Institute for Cancer Research, less than half of Americans identified alcohol as a risk factor for cancer.Nikki Crowley, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gladys Sicknick got a tattoo with an image of her son's Capitol Police badge on her forearm.Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
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In a recent social media video, a German mother surprised her daughter with a birthday cake featuring an image of Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Newsweek has reached out to Mangione's legal team via email for comment.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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The simmering geopolitical rivalry between the U.S. and China has made supply chains more vulnerable to disruption—heightening the importance of this mineral race even further.Duncan Money / Made by History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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They are scheduled to renew their rivalry in 2025 in the boxing ring.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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LDMs complement LLMs by capitalizing on the world's other main data source: enterprise databases.Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The warm sage green tone complements the natural wood floors and ceiling beams, and serves as an earthy contrast to shiny brass accents.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
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Incorporating boxing into the video game could marry well with White’s push into the Sweet Science.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles In the campaign, Dickinson marries archetypical and classic menswear pieces for luxury looks courtesy of the menswear collection, which had its runway debut during Milan Fashion Week in June 2024.Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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The county Board of Supervisors, which met Tuesday for the first time since fires decimated large swaths of the county, gave the chief executive office a week to sketch out the details.Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The plan’s announcement comes after Trump and DeSantis met over a round of golf at the president-elect’s golf course in West Palm Beach on Tuesday.Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Match.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/match. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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