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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This could also have an effect at the company level, potentially allowing smaller firms to enter the playing field and design custom chips for specialized applications.
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Search on the open web is the best playing field to accomplish this feat.
—Quora, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But some things can be done to even the playing field and help quiet the push for the separation of privates and publics that most fans don’t want to see.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
In an effort to keep everything open (and even out the playing field), Nola invites all three men to Thanksgiving dinner — the first one she's ever cooked.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
Search on the open web is the best playing field to accomplish this feat.
—Quora, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But some things can be done to even the playing field and help quiet the push for the separation of privates and publics that most fans don’t want to see.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
In an effort to keep everything open (and even out the playing field), Nola invites all three men to Thanksgiving dinner — the first one she's ever cooked.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Playing field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playing%20field. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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