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
The Fighting Irish narrowly defeated Penn State in their semifinal matchup.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Going into Saturday’s meeting at Georgetown, the Huskies hadn’t forced more than 10 turnovers in a game since their Nov. 30 matchup against Maryland Eastern Shore.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
Injury report The Heat ruled out Butler (suspension) and Dru Smith (Achilles) for Monday’s matchup against the Clippers.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: The Chargers wanted this matchup for a reason.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Going into Saturday’s meeting at Georgetown, the Huskies hadn’t forced more than 10 turnovers in a game since their Nov. 30 matchup against Maryland Eastern Shore.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
Injury report The Heat ruled out Butler (suspension) and Dru Smith (Achilles) for Monday’s matchup against the Clippers.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: The Chargers wanted this matchup for a reason.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchup
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And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tennis Australia first experimented with this on one court during last year’s tournament, hoping to attract gamers and a younger audience to the sport.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Since returning from Paris with three gold medals, Thomas has taken in fashion shows and basketball games, done some modeling, and presented the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award last year.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — can hold about 65,000 for most events, and capacity can be increased a bit if necessary.—
Tim Reynolds,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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The funeral, part of a week of events mourning the ex-president ahead of his burial in tiny Plains, Georgia, was packed with pageantry, intrigue, pomp and ceremony, in notable juxtaposition with Carter’s homespun life.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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Osaka was better than Garcia, who was playing her first match after a three-month mental health break.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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In light of her parents’ crumbling partnership, and despite her age, 22, Libi is yet to find a suitable match.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchup. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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