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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
Synonyms


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In his first match in charge it was mostly chaos, not so much structure.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

It’s a welcome outlier in terms of production on the set, with a growling, distorted guitar, but Ms. Abrams’s singing doesn’t match the ominous tone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

They had wanted a historic home with an old-world Spanish feel to match two Renaissance chairs they bought in Granada, Spain, but that dream became something much bigger.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In theory, fans who are tourists visiting infrequently are more likely to spend money in the stadium and in club stores than regulars who attend every match.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Well, everyone else’s except for Meadowlark’s, which have a red fish to match my blue one.

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

That value is considerably lower than measurements from all previously studied near-side samples, but it closely matches the theoretical composition expected after strong solar wind fractionation.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Fifa brought in mandatory three-minute hydration breaks for the World Cup, regardless of conditions, for all matches played at stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Tongue took one wicket in two matches and was expensive at Lord's, conceding 43 runs from five overs, while Mahmood took 2-52 in Cardiff but was rotated out for Tongue for the series finale.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

But I never bothered to tune into other matches even as soccer leagues from across the globe have stormed network, cable and streaming channels in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

He wheezed out nonsensical words, and Anya said, “Ivan, that dragon matches the one on Yelena’s grave marker. That can’t be a coincidence.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

If those sales proceeds were reinvested in a manner that matched changes in the S&P 500 stock index, they would have grown to about $90 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Before the war, the global oil market was connected by a giant web of tankers that matched each kind of crude to the refinery best suited to handle it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

"Canada, as is its right, has merely matched those measures," Carney said.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

In laboratory experiments and controlled applications on skin, the tetrapod sunscreen produced a warmer appearance that more closely matched natural skin tones.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

At the government’s celebratory banquet that night Sakharov was the man of the hour, the young genius who’d matched the arrogant Americans.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Turning the valve back on gets oil moving, but it takes time to optimize the tanker/refiner matching.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

A matching signal might reveal where certain forms of dust are being produced and help researchers reconstruct the physical and chemical processes occurring there.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

Although the most important number is that 10% total match, the warp speed matching rates are attractive, said Chris West, a managing director at human-resources consulting firm WTW.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

I set down my glass and picked up a letter and matching envelope.

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