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adjective

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as in matching

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as in married

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verb

past tense of match
1
as in complemented
to be the exact counterpart of does this handbag's shade of blue match my navy blue pants? the rare blood type that exactly matched that of the transplant recipient

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as in espoused
to give in marriage they were happy to match their daughter to a man from a good family

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as in met
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war

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Recent Examples of matched
Adjective
Put pre-matched outfits on the same hanger. — Brandi Jones, Health, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
His arrest came after a DNA sample submitted to the state crime lab by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Chapel Hill Police Department matched a profile found at the original crime scene, authorities said. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 After Livsey's arrest, a routine cheek swab matched the DNA collected in the cold case investigation, officials said. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Dermatologists and trichologists say supplements can help, but only when matched to the right diagnosis and the right ingredients. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Melinda French Gates later matched the donation, bringing the total revenue raised to $20 million. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 The property’s brutalist and industrial exterior is matched with Japandi influences in its common spaces. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 The result also matched earlier measurements from researchers at JILA in Colorado. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 Missouri lawmakers have increased their funding for the university in recent years, and in 2022 matched per-student funding for the University of Missouri in 2022. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Reuters also matched career information or job titles for eight people against court filings, news reports, public profiles and online posts. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matched
  1. matching
  2. married
  3. complemented
  4. met
  5. compatible
  6. mated
  7. paralleled
  8. tied
Adjective
  • David, 27, was as stylish as his new wife in a matching white suit with a cream top and a silk green scarf draped over his shoulders.
    — Michael Nied, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For bottoms, Levi’s and Sacai offer the Belted Wide Pants, a loose, mid-rise fit in continued selvedge indigo fabric, finished with Sacai’s specialty buttons at the belt loops and a matching denim belt.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of matching
Adjective
  • For all of this and more, multi-generational families, married couples celebrating milestone anniversaries, and celebrities looking for privacy and discretion flock here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some recordings allegedly showed Henderson, who is married, having sex with other women.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of married
Verb
  • Anthony complemented the small light pink elements of her ensemble with a baby pink duster coat and oversize pink sunglasses that tied the look together.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Udon Fifty’s dark broth will be complemented by housemade noodles and tempura that’s lacquered with a proprietary blend.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of complemented
Verb
  • Sheffield then met Tamboran’s CEO at the time, Alabama native Joel Riddle.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The controversy has dominated WNBA press rooms so much that the league formed a task force of general managers and team presidents who met in August to discuss trans athletes, but ultimately did not update any eligibility rules.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of met
Adjective
  • The idea is to develop reusable software capabilities that can operate across compatible hardware platforms, reducing the need to build a separate solution for every new threat.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Walmart Tap to Pay is also compatible with digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, The Observer confirmed with a store employee.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of compatible
Adjective
  • The family group also contained four other adult wolves, which might have been brothers and sisters, parents, or even grandparents of the mated pair.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Packs may consist of a mated pair and sometimes few young pups.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • The incident closely paralleled the sequence of events that in July resulted in another group of OpenAI’s agents launching cyberattacks against the company Hugging Face.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The data paralleled numbers in California, where during this year’s June primary about 93,500 voters had their ballots rejected because they were postmarked or arrived too late to be counted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of paralleled
Verb
  • In both instances, the ad from Never Going Back PAC, a group tied to Trump’s political operation, shows Lizer’s photo on screen while displaying Nez’s name.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Yankees’ title drought, tied for the longest since 1923, is the fault of many — players (including Judge) and decision-makers alike.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matched. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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