level the playing field
idiom
: to make a situation fair for everyone
revising the tax code to level the playing field for all companies
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But the anger will likely extend; the salary cap is in place to level the playing field, and I’d be shocked if commissioner Adam Silver didn’t have 29 angry emails - some with nothing but a YouTube link - in his inbox this morning.
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Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The purpose of the House settlement was never merely to level the playing field.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Sure, but there’s also this: Teaching guild and academy members how to think like digital creators starts to level the playing field.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
And given years of opaque and failed promises from Democratic policymakers to level the playing field, many Black voters remain skeptical.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The purpose of the House settlement was never merely to level the playing field.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Sure, but there’s also this: Teaching guild and academy members how to think like digital creators starts to level the playing field.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
And given years of opaque and failed promises from Democratic policymakers to level the playing field, many Black voters remain skeptical.
—Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Level the playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20the%20playing%20field. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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