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- noun Alternative spelling of
matchmaking .
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Examples
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Hadoop has become an increasingly popular tool for Internet companies including Yahoo, eBay Inc., Facebook Inc., and Twitter Inc. EHarmony.com, the match-making site, has said it uses Hadoop to help make matches among its members.
Yahoo Mulls Spinoff for Hadoop Software Unit Amir Efrati 2011
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Though the match-making dance between capital-seekers and potential investors can best be seen in California and Colorado, the two largest medical-marijuana markets in the U.S., those states could be the vanguard of similar fund-raising ventures.
Medical-Marijuana Firms Hold High Hopes for Fund Raising Lynn Cowan 2011
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OkCupid studies its massive match-making dataset to determine "the shallow stuff to ask when you want to know something deep" on a first date.
Statistical Cookies 'Outliers' Huffington Post 2011
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I can imagine using this option if I were with a man to whom I would love to give a child, but right now, I'd be match-making a couple of strangers in my womb.
My Fertility Crisis Holly Finn 2011
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Carlos Barria/Reuters A woman, hoping to find a prospective mate for her child took notes from the profile boards of candidates during a match-making event at People's Square in downtown Shanghai on Sunday.
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While the possibilities of designer dogs may seem limitless, breeders say they exercise common sense in match-making and aren't trying to mate large breeds with small.
When a Pug and a Beagle Fall in Love, It's a Puggle Miriam Gottfried 2011
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High-frequency mergers, today's form of computer-generated match-making, spit out hundreds of deals a day.
Looking Ahead to the Combs Era at Berkshire Hathaway David Weidner 2010
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It's quite clearly and obviously a world away from arranged marriage, which is an entirely consensual match-making process.
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In terms of content, the majority of these websites are focused on matrimonial match-making, but several of them seek to build international communities based on caste affiliations and offer tools like directories, bulletin boards and forums to their members.
Global Voices in English » Caste Based Communities on Orkut Mirror India’s Splintered Society 2009
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Check out a wedding on rappelling ropes, undersea romance, and parents busy match-making.
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