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as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a chess match
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as in marriage
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people
from all appearances those two have got a good match there
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as in half
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
I can't find the match to this sock
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
for a wife he wants a woman who will be his match in every aspect of their lives
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
Erin is so nearly my exact match you'd think she must be my twin and not just my cousin
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the discussion soon degenerated into a pointless shouting match
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as in to complement
to be the exact counterpart of
does this handbag's shade of blue match my navy blue pants? the rare blood type that exactly matched that of the transplant recipient
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as in to meet
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)
no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war
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Recent Examples of match
Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Police said Wednesday that the casings were a ballistic match to the handgun seized during Mangione's arrest.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
At the time, this matched the current iPhone 13 model and allowed the SE to be pitched as an equal to the vanilla iPhone range.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sweeney is due to play Christy Martin—whose triumphant matches were largely responsible for taking female boxing mainstream—in David Michôd’s biopic of the Women’s International Boxing Federation champion next year.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Police said Wednesday that the casings were a ballistic match to the handgun seized during Mangione's arrest.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
Earlier this week, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Mangione's fingerprints matched those discovered at the scene of the Dec. 4 shooting.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
At the time, this matched the current iPhone 13 model and allowed the SE to be pitched as an equal to the vanilla iPhone range.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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With Wales qualifying for their first major tournament, Wiegman said her side was looking forward to their rivalry with the neighbors.Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Glendora 67, Bishop Amat 56: Colton Grey scored 32 points in the championship game of the Glendora tournament.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The team presented arguments for keeping girls in school, highlighting how money marriages hinder community progress.Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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And research suggests that scholars in academic marriages are no less (but also no more) productive, in terms of publications, than those who are not.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Khanna in his op-ed also took a hit at how much of the defense budget is going to defense contractors, citing a report from CBS News last year that said that nearly half of the $842 billion budget would go to contractors.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the first half of 2024, the average initial 30-year interest rate for non-QM loans was 6.7%, compared to 6.4% for a qualified loan, according to data from CoreLogic.Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey is inactive for Sunday's rivalry matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Just look at what even happened in college football, some of these rivalry games and things of that nature over the weekend.Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lush foxtail agave and a variety of fruit trees complement the home’s scenic views.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Over time, the Foundation has built up a group of 300 or so core donors, complementing corporate donations and seven-figure gift-giving board members.Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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The couple — who have been married since 2018 — first went mega-viral on TikTok in January 2024.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The two-year-old daughter of the steward and the matron, who were married, scampered around the wards and played with the residents.Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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In interviews, the two discussed their friendship, and the special included footage of them meeting for the first time in 2021.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hilton has gone to the White House to advocate for child welfare, meeting with policy staff in May 2022.Isabella Murray, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Match.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/match. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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