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matched

  • past participle of match.
  • past tense form of match.

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Later on, in middle and high school, I became obsessed with other dystopian fiction books: Divergent, Matched, Uglies, and the like.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

The sports massage therapist is among half a dozen women who shared their distressing, and often bizarre, experiences with one of Scotland's most prolific romance fraudsters in new BBC Disclosure podcast: Matched with a Predator.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Matched against the No. 2 defense, Justin Herbert led the Chargers’ starting offense inside the five-yard line with four seconds remaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Matched up against Oliver is Fremont brewery owner Sara Nelson.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

The heavy curved planks of oak timber Matched not together like others, but grew in one broad piece united.

From Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance by Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon