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match
If one thing has the same colour or design as another thing, you say that it matches the other thing, or that the two things match.
The cushions match the carpet.
He sometimes wore socks which did not match.
Be careful
Don't use ‘to’ with match. Don't say, for example, ‘The cushions match to the carpet’.
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