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play·ing field

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. playing fieldnoun

    the circumstances under which competition occurs

    "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

  2. playing field, athletic field, playing area, fieldnoun

    a piece of land prepared for playing a game

    "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

Wiktionary

  1. playing fieldnoun

    A field on which a game, esp. a ball game, is played.

  2. playing fieldnoun

    Any place or context within which competitive activity takes place, such as market competition between companies.

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  1. playing field

    A playing field refers to a clearly marked area or a piece of land where sports or other outdoor games are held. It is usually flat and grassy, and may include specific markings or features depending on the game being played, such as goal posts for football, a pitch for cricket, or a diamond for baseball. The term can also be used metaphorically to refer to the circumstances or conditions under which an activity or competition is taking place.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of playing field in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of playing field in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of playing field in a Sentence

  1. Chris Aronson:

    We certainly underperformed our own tracking, but we have a clear playing field ahead of us until we face the next family film.

  2. Richard Budgett:

    At the same time the credibility of competitive sport – and particularly high-level sporting competitions – relies on a level playing field where no athlete has an unfair or disproportionate advantage over the rest. it’s important we broaden the evidence base. There is some interesting research that needs to come to conclusion, and that will give us much more information about performance, which is the issue which is really key to determining eligibility.

  3. Jo Aleh:

    I guess coming from an Olympic background I realize how lucky I am in the Olympic arena that it's actually very even, women and men have the same opportunities. Women and men are on the same level playing field. Women and men are trying to perform to that top level. But as soon as you try to step outside that Olympic arena, it's quite difficult. There is no pathway. Or I haven't found a way as yet, as a woman in sailing, to make that next step forward, and that is pretty hard.

  4. Aubree Norton:

    It's a very, very uneven playing field, i saw my own kids struggle with remote learning. I saw their mental health decline. They missed their friends.

  5. Nathaniel Grow:

    It made more sense back then when balls were hit slower, there was more space between the seats and the playing field, times have changed... but the law still hasn't budged too much.


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