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1
as in equated
to make equal in amount, degree, or status
we'll give both teams the same equipment so as to level the playing field
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2
as in smoothed
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
the construction workers leveled the ground before laying a foundation for the new house
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as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired
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as in dropped
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow
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as in demolished
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
an old warehouse that was leveled to build a parking lot
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Recent Examples of leveled
Shell and Paramount’s lawyers fought back, demanding sanctions be leveled against Cipriani for an alleged overreach.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Chief among them was a new way of taxing multinational corporations who offshore their assets and a fee leveled on companies whose employees rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance.
—Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The middle child of filmmaker Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Nick, 32, leveled the allegations against his older brother Jake Reiner and younger sister Romy Reiner in a probate petition filed on Monday, June 8.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Shortly after Jim Jacobs downed his elk, Flag Swamp was drained and leveled for a new rail line.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Similar charges were leveled against several other rival candidates ahead of the election, spurring accusations of authoritarianism and corruption against Pashinyan’s government.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
Rinderknecht, a former Los Angeles resident living in Florida, was arrested nine months after the Palisades Fire leveled neighborhoods in Los Angeles County and left 12 people dead.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Washington and Tel Aviv leveled some 15,000 targets in the first two weeks in Iran and killed dozens of Iran’s top leaders.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
In terms once leveled at me across a bargaining table, 250 years of tradition unhampered by progress is nothing to brag about.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Chief among them was a new way of taxing multinational corporations who offshore their assets and a fee leveled on companies whose employees rely on Medi-Cal for health insurance.
—Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
The middle child of filmmaker Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Nick, 32, leveled the allegations against his older brother Jake Reiner and younger sister Romy Reiner in a probate petition filed on Monday, June 8.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Shortly after Jim Jacobs downed his elk, Flag Swamp was drained and leveled for a new rail line.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Similar charges were leveled against several other rival candidates ahead of the election, spurring accusations of authoritarianism and corruption against Pashinyan’s government.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
Rinderknecht, a former Los Angeles resident living in Florida, was arrested nine months after the Palisades Fire leveled neighborhoods in Los Angeles County and left 12 people dead.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 June 2026
Washington and Tel Aviv leveled some 15,000 targets in the first two weeks in Iran and killed dozens of Iran’s top leaders.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
In terms once leveled at me across a bargaining table, 250 years of tradition unhampered by progress is nothing to brag about.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveled
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A lot of people equated cruelty with strength, and a lot of them aren’t going to be able to come back from that.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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World’s first 16-ton drone mothership People’s Daily reported that the Jetank platform is designed to strengthen China’s low-altitude economy, a government initiative aimed at expanding civilian air services and accelerating innovation along the aviation industrial chain.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Post has been aggressive in 2025 in debuting several new products aimed at improving the company’s tech offerings and reaching new audiences, including Ask The Post AI, an in-app Watch tab, and Ripple, the paper’s news aggregator.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Since the start of July, Tucker has hit just one home run while his season OPS has dropped 104 points.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Swifties are no strangers to Easter eggs, and Taylor Swift might have just dropped some huge ones in her New Heights podcast appearance.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Aug. 2025
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Last week, an iconic cafe was demolished at the base of the structure, and on Sunday, some residents were wondering if excavation work three weeks ago may have contributed to the pier's collapse.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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For her trouble, she was demolished in the general election by Jerry Brown, 54-41.—
Garry South,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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These tendencies, if not balanced by Humility and Collaboration, can undermine both their own well-being and the collective efforts of their team.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The salmon already brings a lot of flavor and fat, so this helps keep the meal balanced rather than overly heavy.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2026
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Her organization had flattened aggressively eighteen months earlier.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Everything’s been flattened out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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Tarik Skubal was tagged for a two-run homer by Cleveland's Daniel Schneemann in the two-time reigning Cy Young winner's return from elbow surgery and the Guardians downed the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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“Leveled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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