evenly matched

idiom

: equal in skill or ability
It was a close game between two evenly matched teams.

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In many areas, macOS and Windows are evenly matched, as shown by the number of ties in our comparison. PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025 Unfortunately, not every game is evenly matched, though. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Instead, the real connections happen between people who are more evenly matched. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 This year, the McLaren drivers have been more evenly matched. Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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