level playing field
noun
: a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone
He wants the government to revise the tax code to provide a level playing field for all companies.
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All Maine girls should have the guarantee of a fair, safe and level playing field, which is not the case as long as our laws allow biological males to participate in girls’ sports.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The Civil Rights Act promised a level playing field.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This helps put big companies and small companies on a level playing field.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Female relationships are complicated enough as is, even between those on a level playing field.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
The Civil Rights Act promised a level playing field.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
This helps put big companies and small companies on a level playing field.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Female relationships are complicated enough as is, even between those on a level playing field.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for level playing field
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“Level playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20playing%20field. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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