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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
Synonyms


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England coach Brian McDermott has named an unchanged 19-man squad for Saturday's Rugby League World Cup match against France.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Several major companies have agreed to match donations to the accounts, and some notable business leaders have announced their own commitments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

In an accompanying survey of households, the Bank of Canada said long-term inflation expectations among consumers moved higher in the third quarter to match near-term levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rabada returned match figures of 11-150 against Australia on this ground in 2018 - a South Africa win which levelled that four-match series going into the infamous Sandpaper Test.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He had a sense of humor to match his ears, and when he grew truly old he somehow resembled George Burns.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

That’s about 1 in 820,000 folks allegedly registering or voting illegally, a rate that roughly matches how often people in the United States get struck by lightning in a given year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Each match consists of a set number of singles and doubles matches, and the winner is determined by the team’s cumulative score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mike Penders, who replaced Martinez to make his Premier League debut, looks set to play in Chelsea's next three matches at least.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"We have played 11 competitive matches and we won 10. We are getting a variety of ways to win in many different contexts."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

She laid it on the table beside her bowl, unopened, but I feared she was curious about the matches.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

His rate of scoring on average once every 83 minutes off the bench is a competition high that can only be matched by Dzeko.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Raman and Bass have been mostly evenly matched in their most recent campaign fundraising reports, with each collecting about $2.5 million for the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Quen was identified in July thanks to a scrap of paper bearing his name that was found with his remains, and DNA samples that matched his relatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The scorn he felt from the industry matched the scorn he felt from his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

For faces, I read, it was mostly your own skin because it matched better, although Jessica’s didn't really match much.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Roex, who has known Penders since his academy days, believes he is capable of matching Courtois' level of success at Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Uber started its freight business in 2017 with the goal of applying its expertise matching passengers with drivers to the freight brokerage market that links truckers with shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A LinkedIn account matching Alfozan's name and resume show that he previously worked at Facebook-owner Meta, as well as an AI startup and a venture capital firm.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The satellites are equipped with matching sets of instruments that continuously gather information about the oceans, land, atmosphere, and cryosphere, which includes Earth's frozen regions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The matching desk was built carefully at the right height and slant.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins


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