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A match vs Match

Both 'a match' and 'match' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'A match' is used when referring to a single instance of a competition or game, while 'match' can be used in a more general sense to refer to any type of pairing or comparison.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 849 views

A match

This is correct when referring to a single instance of a competition or game.

'A match' is used when talking about a specific game or competition between two individuals or teams.

Examples:

I watched a match between the two best tennis players in the world.
She won a match against her rival in chess.

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A-Match is a private business consulting company located in Munich. A-Match was founded in December 2013 by a multidisciplinary team of experts with long ...
A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, modern matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ...
a. One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another: Is there a match for this glove in the drawer? b. One that is like another in one or more specified ...
The forwards were more than a match for their opponents. Synonyms and related ... This is the British English definition of be more than a match for someone.

Alternatives:

a game
a competition
a contest
a bout
a showdown

Match

This is correct when used in a more general sense to refer to any type of pairing or comparison.

'Match' can be used in a broader context to refer to any type of pairing, comparison, or similarity.

Examples:

The colors of the curtains and the sofa match perfectly.
There is a match between the key and the lock.

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Match - Food and Beverage guidance.
Match duration: To the death.
Updated HMI Mix and Match Language selection capability.
Match was left alone and ailing.
Match three colors in a row next to a virus to vanquish it.Magic Tiles...
Howard hacked the Student Love Match website for me.
Match was played in January 1996.
Subsequently this request received the support of Swedish Match S.A.
Good evening, and welcome to Death Match.
A journalist from the Paris Match wants to know everything about us.
Seats for the Opening Match of the World Cup.
Match kicks off at exactly twenty to.
When the Agenda kidnapped Superboy, Match took his place in Young Justice.
The neighborhood was named after Ohio Columbus Barber, president of the Diamond Match Company.
Her first TV Singles Match was against Beth Phoenix but she came up short.
The recording of The Little Match Girl Passion on Harmonia Mundi received a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance.
This was also a No Disqualification Match and Madusa was barred from ringside.
This neighborhood was originally built to house the employees of the adjacent Diamond Match Factory.
At one point Match managed to break free of Jericho's control and began destroying Titans Tower.
Match's look is currently very similar to a Bizarro clone of Superboy.

Alternatives:

pairing
comparison
similarity
correspondence
equivalence

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