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JavaScript

var thisExpressions = [/something/, /something_else/, /and_something_else/];
var thisExpressions2 = [/else/, /something_else/, /and_something_else/];
var thisString = 'else';

function matchInArray(string, expressions) {

    var len = expressions.length,
        i = 0;

    for (; i < len; i++) {
        if (string.match(expressions[i])) {
            return true;
        }
    }

    return false;

};

setTimeout(function() {
    console.log(matchInArray(thisString, thisExpressions));
    console.log(matchInArray(thisString, thisExpressions2));
}, 200)