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mat

[mat] / mæt /




VERB
make interwoven mass
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Everyone knew how this fight would go: Nurmagomedov would take Iaquinta down to the mat, wear him down, and eventually choke him out.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

But the finance minister, who’s been instrumental in Zug’s transformation, now wants to pull up the welcome mat with the population cap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Across the same mat, an immunologist-by-day is teaching students how to pin a struggling opponent.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

In her return to MMA, Rousey quickly took Carano down to the mat at the start of the round.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

My fingers fidgeted with the woven place mat.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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