Matt
noun
a male given name, form of Matthew.
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Matt
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[mat]
/ mæt /
noun
Matt.
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abbreviation
Bible.
Matt.
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British
abbreviation
matt
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British
/ mæt /
adjective
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For investors who believe AI-driven demand for memory will remain strong, “Micron is extremely cheap,” Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson told MarketWatch, because its power to raise prices and its revenues will continue to hold up.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
A couple of months after my L.A. week, undeterred by my silence, Matt sent me a Facebook message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Matt and I met during what I call my “study abroad” period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
I freelanced at the company where I worked before my move, and that’s where I met Matt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
It only took a moment for Matt to fly off the bed onto the floor.
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
“It’s a really exciting, vital scene. And there’s one person who’s the musical nexus of that. It’s Matt. His heart is beating at the center of all of it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 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
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
“Make it John and Matt. Make John smile.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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
"People are buying matt paint for bathrooms and it's running down the walls the minute the shower goes on," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2020
“When the mouth is matt, the face just seems more radiant by default,” according to Givenchy make-up ambassador Neil Young.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
That’s when I saw a matt square on the scratched rink, and on it went.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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