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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The new feature may empower female drivers and help level the playing field.
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Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The technology can level the playing field in overall processing power, which the U.S. currently leads the world in.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Theoretically, the new era of rev share should level the playing field among the Power Four conferences with most teams allocating between $15 to $16 million of their revenue share pool to football.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
Critics have argued that families in poverty have more immediate needs and that their children should receive a larger endowment if the goal is to help level the playing field.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The technology can level the playing field in overall processing power, which the U.S. currently leads the world in.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Theoretically, the new era of rev share should level the playing field among the Power Four conferences with most teams allocating between $15 to $16 million of their revenue share pool to football.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025
Critics have argued that families in poverty have more immediate needs and that their children should receive a larger endowment if the goal is to help level the playing field.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 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 31 Jul. 2025.
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