leveling

variants or levelling
present participle of level
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as in balancing
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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Recent Examples of leveling Breakker delivered a devastating spear to Evans, leveling him into the barricade. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Auburn’s slate was more difficult, sneaking by Baylor (and former Gators quarterback DJ Lagway) 17-16 in Week 1 before leveling Southern Miss 43-8 last Saturday. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 The fires destroyed much of Altadena and Pacific Palisades, as well as parts of Malibu, leveling more than 17,000 structures across those communities. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Arsenal would have to wait slightly longer before levelling the match. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 The school had a prominent billionaire booster, Tilman Fertitta, who was financially committed to leveling the program up. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 In those cases, leveling the entire stove won’t solve the problem. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 The 5-inch touch screen walks through networking, calibration, self-check routines, and bed leveling step by step, making the initial startup surprisingly painless considering the machine’s size. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 The game of golf has a funny way of leveling itself for certain players. — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leveling
Verb
  • Another important aspect of the work was balancing snap strength against reset time.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kardashian has been a longtime fan of statement-making shoes, often balancing her figure-hugging clothing choices with bold platform heels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • There are some great deals on leave-in conditioner and hair masks, too, like this smoothing formula from L’Oréal Paris, plus strand-thickening formulas that can help add density and control shedding in thinning areas.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When styling this haircut, use a smoothing serum or oil, which will come in handy after the hair is dry.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While dropping a metal water bottle to make a loud sound might work as a distraction in one scenario, another might require delegating by finding a person who is better positioned to stop the scenario.
    — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That pales before $174 billion for subscription OTT and a jaw-dropping $292 billion for other online ad revenues in 2026, Amor said.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is not the first time a coach in LAUSD has gotten into trouble trying to improve a facility, with the district issuing disciplinary action and demolishing the improvement because it was not authorized.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Magnus Taylor, deputy Horn of Africa director at the International Crisis Group, cautioned against equating the loss of towns with an end to fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lighting director Frédéric Dorieux has said that the team aims for light that is soft, even, and full without flattening the face.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And there are no placards festooned with Motel 6 and Starbucks logos, flattening the American landscape into a homogeneous blur.
    — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Leveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leveling. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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