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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
Synonyms


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Let’s put it this way: If you had to win one match, you could pick Fed, Djokovic, Rafa, Borg, Laver, or hey, why not Pancho Gonzalez.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

With vast sums lavished on artificial intelligence investment over the past two years, markets are growing increasingly nervous about whether firms can deliver results to match.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Perhaps his most viral moment came this summer, when he found himself the only member of the Royal Box to stick around for the start of a late match.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Gonzalo Garcia: On his debut, Garcia provided a useful focal point in attack in a difficult match for Fulham.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

She wasn’t detained, because the facial recognition software only scored her as a 31 percent match: possible but unlikely.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Since Straus was sacked in mid-June, however, the team has lost just once in eight matches under interim coach Leif Gunnar Smerud, pulling to within one spot and three points of a playoff berth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

During those three years, plus 17 months at West Ham, his average of 1.92 goals per game ranks fifth among all managers with a century of matches.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Ellin Stein examines how it matches up to the real events of Bourdain’s life.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

In the mixed doubles competition, Britons Henry Patten and Lloyd Glasspool will both seek to beat some of the sport's biggest stars after coming through two qualifying matches on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“But those things, the window and the matches, those are decoys.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

In 2001, the country’s top-ranked high school football teams matched up in Long Beach: Poly versus De La Salle in what was billed as the Game of the Century.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

The report says the Census Bureau matched the Data-Clear voter files with federal immigration records to determine if people were citizens and eligible to vote.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Having matched Martin's 32 stoppages, Serrano believes returning to two-minute rounds for this 12-round bout could deliver the finish.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Using the new tools, the team obtained an updated melting temperature that matched computer simulations almost perfectly, resolving a disagreement that had persisted for roughly two decades.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

He requested DNA samples of Bobby’s nephews to determine, through their familial heredity, whether the samples taken from the gravesite actually matched Bobby’s DNA.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

For Michael Morley, director of the Florida State University Election Law Center, there are several possible sources of error when matching datasets.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The company’s lighter flash models power AI Overviews and AI Mode, which allow search-engine users to perform complex queries in natural language — far surpassing the keyword matching and ranking techniques of previous generations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

As a result, if two groups of immune cells carry matching mutations, they are highly likely to share the same origin.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

A highlight: Striking poses in orange leather ensembles identical to the matching attire worn by Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the “Marty Supreme” premiere.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It’s Babs, rounding the corner, holding a tray with a teapot and a single cup, plus a little round roll on a matching plate.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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