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
For the most part, conference games played under the new membership structures feel like non-conference matchups.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The DeVos family and Central Florida Kia Dealers will present their donation to the youth foundation during a check presentation at the Sunday, March 2 Magic vs. Raptors matchup during OMYF Night.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
With Bluefield State joining the CIAA in 2023, the schools have split two regular-season matchups.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
The Tigers next head to Nashville on Saturday for a matchup against Vanderbilt.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
The DeVos family and Central Florida Kia Dealers will present their donation to the youth foundation during a check presentation at the Sunday, March 2 Magic vs. Raptors matchup during OMYF Night.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
With Bluefield State joining the CIAA in 2023, the schools have split two regular-season matchups.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
The Tigers next head to Nashville on Saturday for a matchup against Vanderbilt.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchup
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Stanford lost its first-round matchup of the ACC tournament to Clemson on Wednesday, 63-46, likely putting an end to its historic streak of NCAA Tournament appearances.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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With India progressing to the final, three of the four biggest matches of the tournament will be played outside of Pakistan.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Yankees won the World Series in six games, the last of their five consecutive World Series victories.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Reese has faced criticism for her interactions with Clark dating back to the 2023 NCAA women's basketball championship game, when Reese pointed to her finger mockingly after leading LSU to the title over Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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For the final 45 minutes, a group of six Benedictine male athletes joined to give the Eagles some outside competition.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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But competition in the car industry was also a factor.—
Neha Hegde,Christine Tan,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Bike Library does this by renting, repairing and selling bikes, while organizing community rides and events centered on biking and coffee roasted by another young Raleigh venture, Left Hook Coffee. Driving the news: The Bike Library has been working from a shipping container near Lake Raleigh.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Commission’s recent Enforcement Advisory to the radio industry as a whole stated that manipulating airplay based on artist participation in station events without proper disclosure violates federal laws.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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The result means Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links GC can no longer reach the postseason ahead of the final regular season match against Atlanta Drive GC on Wednesday.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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In the final, the favorites Oshiro & Howells survived a spirited match where Walczak & Kawka took game two before winning 7,(4),7.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchup. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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