How to Use REGEXMATCH for Highlighting the Current Month?

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To highlight the current month in Excel using REGEXMATCH, the existing formula checks for "May" but needs to be modified for dynamic cell lookup. A suggested approach is to replace "May" with a formula that retrieves the current month's name based on the current date. The provided lengthy formula uses nested IF statements to return the month's name corresponding to the current month number. This can be applied to highlight cells in columns B and C. The discussion concludes with a reference to a resource for further guidance on highlighting the current month in Excel.
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Current Formula =IF(REGEXMATCH(B1,"May"), 1, 0)
Problem: I am trying to find a way to replace "May" with a cell lookup.
Goal: Highlight any cell with current month (in this case, May) in B:B or C:C (if I need 2 formulas, that is fine)
Extra info:
Cell lookup: =IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=1,"January",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=2,"February",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=3,"March",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=4,"April",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=5,"May",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=6,"June",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=7,"July",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=8,"August",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=9,"September",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=10,"October",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=11,"December",IF((MONTH(TODAY()))=12,"May"))))))))))))
 
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