Definition of LEVELER

Examples of leveler in a Sentence

a nation of levelers, Norway has a tax structure designed to reduce the gap between the richest and the poorest

Recent Examples on the Web Proponents say the option is a leveler, creating an opening for small investors who might otherwise be priced out of the stock market. — Washington Post, "Shares by the slice: Fractional investing sparks a stock market stampede," 10 July 2020 Marcia was a secretary at Glen Hills Middle School and a dock leveler company before getting into food demonstrating. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "They went to prom as blind dates in 1959. Now this Glendale couple has been married for nearly 57 years.," 5 May 2020 As financial markets stagger and fears of the unknown abounds, coronavirus is proving to swiftly be an indiscriminate leveler of those in secure as well as insecure industries. — Phillip Morris, cleveland, "COVID-19 now demands that we all become good neighbors: Phillip Morris," 15 Mar. 2020 But in divided, modern San Francisco, the club is a great leveler and a place with unexpected connections, writes Annie Vainshtein. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: The California presidential campaign hiring boom," 13 Feb. 2020 Money is the great leveler in the industry, absolving all sins, including creative ones. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Indie Focus: Turmoil in the French suburbs in ‘Les Misérables’," 10 Jan. 2020 The leveler came in the 69th minute, when Moralez crossed to the back post and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi beat Westberg off the bounce. — Dylan Butler, orlandosentinel.com, "Toronto FC upsets No. 1 NYCFC 2-1 in Eastern Conference semifinals," 23 Oct. 2019 Gnabry made no mistake four minutes into the second half with a fine individual goal, but the visitors were stunned again when Sergio Cordova set up Finnbogason’s late leveler. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Bayern denied again as Augsburg draws 2-2 in injury time," 19 Oct. 2019 The update also includes new sizes, like a slim rectangle and mini square, and POP accessories that attach to the underside of those lids, like a leveler, scoops, date dial, and a brown sugar saver (a terra cotta disk to keep it from drying out!). — Katie Macdonald, PEOPLE.com, "Khloé Kardashian Uses These OXO Containers for Her Pantry — and They Just Got a Major Upgrade," 19 Aug. 2019

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21 Jul 2020

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“Leveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leveler. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.

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