playing field
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of playing field
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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Those provisions were intended as a way to level the playing field against a federal government, allowing entities to recoup attorney costs when they win legal disputes against the feds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“It helps to level the playing field as far as postproduction work here,” Banks said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"This is not a trade conflict we have chosen, but we need to respond to maintain a level playing field" between US businesses and Canadian ones, Champagne said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
They’ve both used financial muscle to tilt the playing field.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The lich and I faced off one final time, at the very top of the playing field, both of us incessantly hitting our Flap buttons while slamming our joysticks left and right.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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