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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Newsom’s plan places gerrymandered maps on the November ballot, aiming to override the state’s independent redistricting commission and tilt the playing field toward Democrats until 2030.
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Duane Roberts, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Everything froze in time until the ball crashed against the foul pole and kicked back into the playing field, making the stadium sound like the old place across the street sounded in the dynastic nineties.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Players are prohibited from discarding on the playing field any loose towels or other materials used for wiping hands and the football.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The plan — which may face legal challenges — preserves H-1B visas as a last resort in fields where talent is scarce, but tilts the playing field toward American workers, answering critics in and out of MAGA who complain that companies are addicted to hiring cheaper foreign workers.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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Duane Roberts, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Everything froze in time until the ball crashed against the foul pole and kicked back into the playing field, making the stadium sound like the old place across the street sounded in the dynastic nineties.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Players are prohibited from discarding on the playing field any loose towels or other materials used for wiping hands and the football.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The plan — which may face legal challenges — preserves H-1B visas as a last resort in fields where talent is scarce, but tilts the playing field toward American workers, answering critics in and out of MAGA who complain that companies are addicted to hiring cheaper foreign workers.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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