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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This fundraising dinner will benefit the Alex Morgan Foundation, which aims to level the playing field for girls in sports and life.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
But armed with the right documentation and strategies, travelers can level the playing field.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
In April, Fremantle launched AI production label Imaginae Studios, and Scrosati said that the availability of AI tools will also level the playing field for new and would-be creatives.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
But armed with the right documentation and strategies, travelers can level the playing field.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
In April, Fremantle launched AI production label Imaginae Studios, and Scrosati said that the availability of AI tools will also level the playing field for new and would-be creatives.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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