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level pegging

British  

noun

  1. equality between two contestants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of two contestants) equal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After Juventus dropped two points at home to Lazio on Sunday they sit fourth on 46 points with Roma now on level pegging, with 14 matches to go.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

On the resumption with the sun shining at the west London club it was level pegging until 4-4 when Kyrgios served two double-faults to gift Raonic a break.

From Reuters Jun. 15, 2016

The one mainstream genre where age seems to be on a more level pegging is the disaster movie.

From The Guardian May 27, 2015

Still level pegging in the second set between Sorensen and Isner.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2010

He estimated that the situation is about "level pegging" between the Russians on one side, the British and Americans on the other.

From Time Magazine Archive

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