as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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Recent Examples of matchup
All four of those matchups were ratings bonanzas for television networks.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In a Patriot League matchup, Elizabeth McNaught went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs while Emilia Cooke added a home run and three walks to lead Whitman-Hanson to an 18-5 win over Hingham.
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Matthew's Panthers open with a first-round matchup against fellow Floridians, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
The location for the final show has yet to be announced, but Week 1 has marquee matchups including Texas at Ohio State and Alabama traveling to Corso’s alma mater, Florida State.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
In a Patriot League matchup, Elizabeth McNaught went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs while Emilia Cooke added a home run and three walks to lead Whitman-Hanson to an 18-5 win over Hingham.
—Kevin Barrucci, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Matthew's Panthers open with a first-round matchup against fellow Floridians, the Tampa Bay Lightning.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
The location for the final show has yet to be announced, but Week 1 has marquee matchups including Texas at Ohio State and Alabama traveling to Corso’s alma mater, Florida State.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchup
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The Heat can finish the regular season anywhere between eighth and 10th place in the East, as the NBA’s play-in tournament features the seventh-through-10th-place teams competing for the final two playoff seeds in each conference.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the play-in tournament before losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that would have sent them to the playoffs as the No.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Clemence played in 24 games during KU’s NCAA title season of 2021-22.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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Profar joins a long list of big leaguers who have tested positive for PEDs and will eventually return to the game as if nothing happened.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The major driver for the decline in coal use is the economic competition with cheaper and cleaner fuels, such as natural gas and renewables, Ryna Cui, research director for the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland, told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That also plays out of competition in Cannes Premiere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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These events devastate local communities not just as the tragedy unfolds but in its aftermath.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Season 2 picks up five years after the events of Season 1.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Up against the world's best human players, Sophy beat the humans by 104 races to 52 in a match in 2021.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rubber match has augmented stakes in a Tournament field with increasing parity.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchup. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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