Aping
Match
Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The match was no longer a traditional bout, but a spectacular peek at what a wrestler was willing to put himself through for the entertainment of the fans, something that has been dulled away years later by other matches aping a formula that was born out of almost inhuman pain tolerance.
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Match and Aping. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aping/match
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Match or Aping. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/aping/match.
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