level playing field
noun
: a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone
He wants the government to revise the tax code to provide a level playing field for all companies.
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Female relationships are complicated enough as is, even between those on a level playing field.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2025
For Lord’s has never provided a level playing field for Test cricket, and the England and India teams who will take to the pristine outfield to begin the third of a five-Test series on Thursday will have to contend with an unusual characteristic at this quintessential English ground.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Part of such a wild tournament stemmed from a level playing field.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
This works together to place the nation back on a level playing field globally with China in the robotics race.
—Mark Minevich, Time, 9 June 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 15 May 2025
For Lord’s has never provided a level playing field for Test cricket, and the England and India teams who will take to the pristine outfield to begin the third of a five-Test series on Thursday will have to contend with an unusual characteristic at this quintessential English ground.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Part of such a wild tournament stemmed from a level playing field.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
This works together to place the nation back on a level playing field globally with China in the robotics race.
—Mark Minevich, Time, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for level playing field
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“Level playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20playing%20field. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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