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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Outside of Game 3, these two teams have proved to be evenly matched and their two superstars are currently showing up nd showing out.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
This should be one of the best series of the playoffs, as the Clippers and Nuggets are evenly matched in both talent and championship experience.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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, 12 Apr. 2025
The fight seemed evenly matched early, with both fighters throwing effective combinations from distance.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
This should be one of the best series of the playoffs, as the Clippers and Nuggets are evenly matched in both talent and championship experience.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
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, 12 Apr. 2025
The fight seemed evenly matched early, with both fighters throwing effective combinations from distance.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Evenly matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evenly%20matched. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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