evenly matched
idiom
: equal in skill or ability
It was a close game between two evenly matched teams.
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Fever guard Sophie Cunningham hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Indiana into the locker room with a 44-42 lead, but the teams were evenly matched in nearly every statistical category.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
The Pacers showed in Game 1 that these teams were more evenly matched than oddsmakers thought, but Indiana has nevertheless been the underdog in every game of this series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The fight was mostly evenly matched and two of the judges had the bout as a draw, while the third gave Rodríguez the win by two points.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The study would need to provide more baseline information, like how close participants were to remission at the start of study, or whether the groups were evenly matched based on weight or blood sugar.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 June 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
The Pacers showed in Game 1 that these teams were more evenly matched than oddsmakers thought, but Indiana has nevertheless been the underdog in every game of this series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The fight was mostly evenly matched and two of the judges had the bout as a draw, while the third gave Rodríguez the win by two points.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The study would need to provide more baseline information, like how close participants were to remission at the start of study, or whether the groups were evenly matched based on weight or blood sugar.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 26 June 2025
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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