to match
idiom
: having the same quality or appearance as something
He's a large man with hands to match.
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For grabbing the pony’s reins, calming its nerves and building a business profile to match its brand profile, Louvet is taking home this year’s WWD Edward Nardoza Honor for CEO Creative Leadership at the WWD Honors gala.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trying to match the reverb on Who’s Next was a big part of getting that to sound right.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Harry wrote that his aunts originally offered for Meghan to wear his late mother Princess Diana's Spencer tiara and her veil was designed to match that headpiece, but the Queen intervened.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Trying to match the reverb on Who’s Next was a big part of getting that to sound right.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Harry wrote that his aunts originally offered for Meghan to wear his late mother Princess Diana's Spencer tiara and her veil was designed to match that headpiece, but the Queen intervened.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
By aiding mariners, Airy believed, such measurements provided a tangible service to the state that the newfangled spectroscopy might not be able to match.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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“To match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20match. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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