Apply and Match

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Match and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Match" instead a verb "Apply".

Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

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Apply and match are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

skill	apply skill	match skill
power	apply power	match power
strength	apply strength	match strength
name	apply name	match name
Other words: time, way, level, times, skills, powers, weapons, abilities.

He'd be winning the match and would go to apply the Last Dance...and he would "forget" how to apply it.

Source: Wrestling / Glenn Gilbertti
I wanted... needed to match his accomplishments, and so I resolved to apply antiquity's teaching to our world, today.

Source: Young Conqueror
This can apply in match-ups between Rhino and other frames, but Loki and Rhino do it the best by far.

Source: Video Game / Warframe

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Match and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/match

Apply & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/match>.

Match or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/match.

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