playing field
noun
1
: a field for various games
especially
: the part of a field officially marked off for play
2
: a set of conditions for competition
—usually used in such phrases as a level playing field
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General views of the playing field of the Houston Astros new Astrodome Stadium in 1965.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The authoritarian regime uses power gained democratically to break democratic norms, undermine democratic institutions and tilt the playing field in its own favor.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park needs those playing fields.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The other is how level the rest of the playing field is.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The authoritarian regime uses power gained democratically to break democratic norms, undermine democratic institutions and tilt the playing field in its own favor.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park needs those playing fields.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
The other is how level the rest of the playing field is.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playing field
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“Playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20field. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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