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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Vaughan and Sanchez are evenly matched on finances: Both are relying on public financing that provided grants of slightly more than $27,000.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
However, interviews with scores of doctors, patients and insurance executives, as well as reviews of internal documents, regulatory filings and academic studies, reveal a fundamental truth: The two sides are not evenly matched.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The two teams appear evenly matched from a talent standpoint.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
However, interviews with scores of doctors, patients and insurance executives, as well as reviews of internal documents, regulatory filings and academic studies, reveal a fundamental truth: The two sides are not evenly matched.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The two teams appear evenly matched from a talent standpoint.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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