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a match for vs a match to

Both 'a match for' and 'a match to' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'A match for' is used when something is equal to or suitable for something else, while 'a match to' is used when something corresponds or is connected to something else.

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a match for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when something is equal to or suitable for something else. It implies a comparison or equivalence between two things.

Examples:

She is a match for him in intelligence.
This dress is a perfect match for the shoes.
The new employee is a good match for the team.
His skills are a perfect match for the job requirements.
The painting is a good match for the decor.

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And it's a match for Danny's fingerprint.
You know, his knife was a match for the injuries.
They found a match for those prints.
Not if we can find a match for this blood.
The.-caliber we got off Miguel torres is a match for the murder weapon.
Figure out who's a match for that heart.
Look, she sent us a match for our print.
We're not sure, but Charley's DNA is a match for the saliva found on the back of Ariel's neck.
Mr. Dunn is a match for your kid, who needs the transplant.
I didn't find anything in Seattle, but I expanded my search and got a match for a compounding pharmacy in Tacoma.
They found a match for my bone-marrow transplant.
Hardly a match for my battalion.
The teeth we found are a match for the records of Teddy Winters.
They won't be a match for Banki.
Your men alone are never going to be a match for people with abilities.
More than a match for poor Enterprise.
The DNA's a match for Dr. Hodgins.
In a fair fight, I'm a match for anyone.
She said I wasn't a match for Genevieve.
They are looking for a match for his grandnephew.

Alternatives:

a match to
a match with
a match in
a match against
a match made in

a match to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when something corresponds or is connected to something else. It implies a relationship or connection between two things.

Examples:

The key is a match to the lock.
His actions are a perfect match to his words.
The color of the curtains is a good match to the sofa.
The painting is a perfect match to the room's decor.
Her personality is a good match to his.

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The blood is a match to both Mikorskis.
None of them are a match to Billy Travers.
There's a match to a very large Russian family, the Romanovs.
It's a match to Agent Keen's firearm.
Unfortunately, it's not a match to any of Lloyd's stuff.
The dna is a match to rob meyers.
DNA on her soda straw is a match to Carmen Vega.
Partial print in blood was a match to Samar.
Using digital facial points, I confirmed the profileto be a match to the photo that you have of Joe from the bank.
Bullet fragment you found in your shirt is a match to what Jersey pulled from inside Derrick's head.
I think we'll find this weapon's a match to the one that killed Flynn.
But DNA did come back with a match to this guy.
There's a higher concentration of chemicals there, and I bet we can get a match to the water we found in his vocal folds.
I'll bring this downstairs to Tech, maybe run it through voice recognition, see if it's a match to Goldie.
No Parisian girl nor a Russian ballerina is a match to Japanese woman.
Not a match to the plastic surgeon's office.
Neither one of them is a match to Jeremy Kent.
It wasn't a match to Witten's gun.
Which are a match to the other victim in the backyard.
Require word boundaries in both ends of a match to succeed.

Alternatives:

a match for
a match with
a match in
a match against
a match made in

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