Matt
noun
a male given name, form of Matthew.
Matt
1 American
[mat]
/ mæt /
noun
Matt.
2
American
abbreviation
Bible.
Matt.
1
British
abbreviation
matt
2
British
/ mæt /
adjective
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Its fantastical elements, from the ambush on Troy led by Matt Damon’s Odysseus to a giant cyclops that gobbles his men in a cave, were created primarily with physical effects for a more visceral impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The film -- with a high-voltage cast led by Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, and produced by Universal -- pillaged earlier estimates that forecast an opening weekend haul of less than $100 million.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Times Community News staff writer Matt Szabo contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The 2.8-trillion-parameter open-weight model performs comparably to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and is at an advantage due to its cheaper price, Jefferies analyst Matt Ma said in a Friday note.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Boy, what a joke that is,” Matt said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
“Everybody loves Matt the person. Every teammate loves Matt. … He’s probably one of the most popular players in our organization among his teammates and staff members.”
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
"He had a presence about him that he would just deal with things. People were never scared of Matt. You were always in awe of him."
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2021
“I really like Matt. I really like his energy. We have a really good camaraderie within the group.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021
Added Johnson: “I have a lot of respect for Matt. I played him many times at St. John Bosco.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
“Hi! I’m Matthew—not Matt. I don’t like the name Matt,” he warns us.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Holcim this week bought a fiberglass matt facility in the United States to bolster it roofing business, as well as 13 sand and aggregate quarries in the Denver, Phoenix and Colorado Springs regions.
From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2023
As one user wrote, "Seeing the genuine joy about matt lucas leaving bake off everywhere i look…we really are a community."
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
He joined the Mutemwa leper colony in 1969 as a warden, making his home in a pre-fabricated tin hut, with a grass matt for his bed and few possessions.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2019
Surfaces are matt white, the centrepiece is the kitchen, and there are various bins for different types of recycling.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2017
That's when I saw a matt square on the scratched rink, right by my dodgem.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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