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 pitching matchup will be Arkansas lefty Landon Beidelschies vs. Missouri lefty Tony Neubeck.
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Boston is a heavy favorite in this matchup with a -20.5 spread, and that is despite their best players, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, being on the injury report.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
After the early back-and-forth, the matchup quickly evolved into a defensive battle as both teams went scoreless for more than three minutes late in the first.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Usually late-season tournament matchups between conference foes lead to coaches having a quiet confidence.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
Boston is a heavy favorite in this matchup with a -20.5 spread, and that is despite their best players, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, being on the injury report.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
After the early back-and-forth, the matchup quickly evolved into a defensive battle as both teams went scoreless for more than three minutes late in the first.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Usually late-season tournament matchups between conference foes lead to coaches having a quiet confidence.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matchup
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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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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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Alcala is often seen at Verdugo's games, sporting team gear alongside their children, Efrain, A.J. and Alianna.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, that was overshadowed by Westbrook's mishaps in the final seconds of the game.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 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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Another directorial debut, the French drama Partir un Jour from first-timer Amélie Bonnin, will open this year’s festival, screening out of competition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Infantino confirmed in an address to UEFA’s annual congress in Belgrade that the U.S., probably alongside other Concacaf members, had a clear path to stage the event.—
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Starting in 1995, the military games is one of the largest multi-sporting events, second to the Olympic Games.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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