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US
/ˈmætʃəp/
]
[ UK /mˈætʃʌp/ ]
[ UK /mˈætʃʌp/ ]
NOUN
-
the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
we need a matchup of the best teachers with the neediest schools
it was a good match-up but the home team won
How To Use matchup In A Sentence
- The bond developed among players was tight as the Wildcats exerted their depth to capitalize on the well-conditioned energy that made them a tough matchup and a tough out in the NCAA Tournament. Big 12 Conference
- It's the matchups that aren't mismatches, the ones that are strength-vs.-strength, that are fun to watch.
- The Lakers play Dallas this afternoon in a possible preview of a first - round playoff matchup.
- He was partial to a matchup zone he called junto, Spanish for “togetherness,” a term he picked up while teaching summer clinics in Puerto Rico. Pistol
- George Washington, which faltered after a brilliant start, will be a tough matchup in the league tourney.
- A larger roster of players, particularly an increase in the amount of legends, would've increased the number of dream matchups significantly.
- More important, Hardaway can post up smaller guards in some matchups and force double-teams from the defense.
- If you are one of the many who use a two-back system, you can find success if you closely monitor matchups and know each player's strengths and weaknesses.
- The poll also indicates that Cuomo, a Democrat who is expected to announce that he's running for governor, holds very large leads over possible Republican contenders in hypothetical general election matchups. Poll: New Yorkers give Andrew Cuomo high marks
- This is basically an even matchup, a toe-to-toe slugfest of a heavyweight championship battle in the making.