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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The kids jumping around at Wisconsin aren’t doing it in the middle of the playing field.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
That’s a strategic blind spot tilting the playing field toward adversaries.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The $54 million project is set to expand the former Browning School building and renovate its adjacent playing field.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Large corporations already enjoy predictability through lobbying and insider intelligence; a public roadmap would level that playing field and remove unfair advantages created by chaos.
—Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
That’s a strategic blind spot tilting the playing field toward adversaries.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The $54 million project is set to expand the former Browning School building and renovate its adjacent playing field.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Large corporations already enjoy predictability through lobbying and insider intelligence; a public roadmap would level that playing field and remove unfair advantages created by chaos.
—Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playing field
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“Playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20field. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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