evenly matched
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: equal in skill or ability
It was a close game between two evenly matched teams.
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The fight seemed evenly matched early, with both fighters throwing effective combinations from distance.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
These two squads are evenly matched, and this will be a battle with a trip to the semifinals on the line at Madison Square Garden.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Which is not to say, however, that the game today is evenly matched.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
Speaking on the day that Lawson was announced as a Red Bull driver, Horner said that while Tsunoda and Lawson were evenly matched over one lap, Red Bull’s data pointed to Lawson’s race pace being stronger.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
These two squads are evenly matched, and this will be a battle with a trip to the semifinals on the line at Madison Square Garden.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Which is not to say, however, that the game today is evenly matched.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2025
Speaking on the day that Lawson was announced as a Red Bull driver, Horner said that while Tsunoda and Lawson were evenly matched over one lap, Red Bull’s data pointed to Lawson’s race pace being stronger.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evenly matched
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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