fair play

noun

: equitable or impartial treatment : justice

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Rojas said the two most difficult plays are when balls are hit toward left-center but begin to tail back toward left field and when balls hover near the line and slice back into fair play. Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 The updates aim to address potential violations and ensure fair play within the sport, via NASCAR itself. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 But the landscape would change in the Championship because, as Richard Sutcliffe explains, financial fair play rules differ when teams jump up from League One. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 While there may not be a cure for our national angst, there is still one thing that works — fair play. Major Garrett, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fair play

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fair play was circa 1500

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“Fair play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20play. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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