playing field
noun
1
: a field for various games
especially
: the part of a field officially marked off for play
2
: a set of conditions for competition
—usually used in such phrases as a level playing field
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And with pitching continually improving, maybe the league has made a concerted effort to level the playing field with a lower-drag baseball.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Those federal incentives helped to level the playing field against gas and other power sources, industry leaders say.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
This year, the main interest the federal government seems to have in Philly is as a playing field in the culture war.
—Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
The United States’ war with Iran, costly in all the profound ways that war is, also laid the groundwork for an uneven — and possibly precedent-setting — playing field.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
Those federal incentives helped to level the playing field against gas and other power sources, industry leaders say.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
This year, the main interest the federal government seems to have in Philly is as a playing field in the culture war.
—Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
The United States’ war with Iran, costly in all the profound ways that war is, also laid the groundwork for an uneven — and possibly precedent-setting — playing field.
—Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
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“Playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20field. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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