Like
Matches
Like and matches are semantically related in counterpart topic. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a noun "Matches".
Both words in one sentence
- Fencing matches and the like are a different thing entirely.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Literature - No DQ and No Holds Barred matches originally (and often still do) functioned like regular matches, with the former just disregarding the DQ rule and the latter allowing "banned" moves.
Source: Gimmick Matches - When Mick Foley was being interviewed as Mankind, relatively early in his WWF/WWE run, he was asked about taking part in death matches, barbed wire matches, and the like.
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Matches and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/matches
Like & Matches. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/matches>.
Matches or Like. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/matches.
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