evenly matched
idiom
: equal in skill or ability
It was a close game between two evenly matched teams.
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Forearm for forearm, slap for slap, both competitors seemingly were evenly matched.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The Canucks' goaltender racked up 32 saves on the night, anchoring the win and pushing Abbotsford to the brink of their first-ever Calder Cup championship.
Games 1 and 2 went to overtime, showcasing how evenly matched these two squads have been.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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.
—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
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The Canucks' goaltender racked up 32 saves on the night, anchoring the win and pushing Abbotsford to the brink of their first-ever Calder Cup championship.
Games 1 and 2 went to overtime, showcasing how evenly matched these two squads have been.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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.
—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
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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