level out
phrasal verb
leveled out or levelled out; leveling out or levelling out; levels out
: to stop going up or down
Divorce rates are leveling out for the first time in decades.
My moods have leveled out.
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But perhaps the playing field will start to level out with the Sharks having a player that appears to be on the same career trajectory as McDavid, a three-time Hart Trophy winner and a five-time scoring champion.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Ross’ phone levels out and captures the SUV accelerating down the street.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 13 Jan. 2026
Carmelo himself wipes the counter, serves coffees, dries glasses with a cloth, and levels out the sugar in the sugar casters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Still, based on Friday's move, his career hasn't yet leveled out.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Ross’ phone levels out and captures the SUV accelerating down the street.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 13 Jan. 2026
Carmelo himself wipes the counter, serves coffees, dries glasses with a cloth, and levels out the sugar in the sugar casters.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Still, based on Friday's move, his career hasn't yet leveled out.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for level out
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“Level out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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