level with

phrasal verb

leveled with or levelled with; leveling with or levelling with; levels with
informal
: to speak honestly to (someone)
He never leveled with his parents about the accident.
Level with me. Why did you do it?

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Here, fans sit above the pit straight and start-finish line, roughly level with Turn 1 as the track climbs steeply up toward them. Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Wait a few minutes then check the new oil levels with the dipstick. Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 That should mean much faster boarding on the new electric buses — including from the front and rear doors, which are level with the elevated station platforms. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 Beal’s comfort level with the Clippers is a dramatic change from his days with the Phoenix Suns. Janis Carr, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for level with

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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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