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 Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder looked evenly matched, with both teams going blow-for-blow for nearly 48 minutes.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Third-year sitcoms Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez are pretty evenly matched in performance, with the former’s audience skewing a little younger and the latter’s being more diverse.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
This projects to be a close game, as the teams are pretty evenly matched, specifically on the offensive end.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Outside of Game 3, these two teams have proved to be evenly matched and their two superstars are currently showing up nd showing out.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Third-year sitcoms Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez are pretty evenly matched in performance, with the former’s audience skewing a little younger and the latter’s being more diverse.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
This projects to be a close game, as the teams are pretty evenly matched, specifically on the offensive end.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Outside of Game 3, these two teams have proved to be evenly matched and their two superstars are currently showing up nd showing out.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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