- present tense form of match (3rd person singular).
matches
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In choosing it for this road trip, I deliberately violated the first rule of EV shopping: Pick one that matches your driving pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
After a slow start to his international 50-over career, Brook averages just under 50 in his past 29 matches and almost 57 in 2026.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
That it also impeccably matches Turturro’s salt-and-pepper hair lends Harry an air of elegance, a sartorial grace in an age of graphic tees and chunky sneakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The researchers determined that a marmoset brain organoid grown for 50 days closely matches the developmental stage of a natural marmoset brain at day 90.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The silver-blue light matches the smear of stars across the sky, showing us the dirt path I’m so used to walking every day.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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