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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
Synonyms


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The failure of a key momentum indicator to match the price highs suggests buyers may have run out of steam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“The only solution to match the pace is learning to build systems of continuous relevance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The internet exploded with fury after the parents of 3-year-old soccer superstar Nevada Pierre claimed on Instagram that someone called the police on their son during a youth league match because he was too talented.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Arsenal's match against Fleetwood Town in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup was delayed for more than eight minutes after a drone was flown above the stadium while play was ongoing.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

When you say the words and the sounds match, it feels like everything in the world is in its place and whatever you say is powerful and true.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Under the interim coach, Angel City has lost just twice in 18 matches and is unbeaten since Aug. 26.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Dolphins lock Knowles comes in after missing the opening two matches with a calf injury, replacing Victor Radley, who drops to the bench.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Fidelity describes how closely a quantum operation matches its intended result.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

After losing to Everton and Manchester City in their first two matches, Palace won at Fulham before losing at home to newly promoted Ipswich.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Only then do I notice a small picture of a lighthouse that matches the one I saw on their website.

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

Soon after moving in, Johnson papered the walls with vintage wallpaper that perfectly matched the floral print from her childhood home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Those whose eating habits most closely matched the diet had significantly higher concentrations of humanin and SHMOOSE.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

When I think back on those original soup parties, I don’t remember how many of the bowls matched, or precisely how the table looked.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Earlier this season, the Detroit Lions began overtime with a touchdown before the New Orleans Saints matched them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Their strides were evenly matched as they closed the gap between themselves and the fleeing beastkeepers.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

He never contributed the matching funds he had promised.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Combined with pledges by its seven co-founders to give away 80 percent of their equity and a program matching employees’ donations, Anthropic says roughly a fifth of its shares will be dedicated to public-benefit purposes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Bass collected $827,000 in contributions and taxpayer matching funds during the one-month reporting period that ended Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“But we adjust to that, and so whether it’s capacity and better matching supply and demand, or giving our customers something that they are willing and want to pay more for.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A woman in a gold dress with a matching floppy sun hat and flip-flops looked familiar.

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


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