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Meanings of leveling in English

Catalan
enderrocament
Spanish
derribo

Complete destruction of a building.

        enderrocament
        Portuguese
        equalização
        Catalan
        homogeneïtzació
        Spanish
        nivelación

        The act of making equal or uniform.

              equalização
              Portuguese
              nivelação
              Catalan
              anivellació

              Changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface.

                    nivelação
                    Usage of leveling in English
                    1
                    Recent data indicate job gains for blacks may already be leveling off.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    I think we humans are good at leveling it at any cost.
                    Heart of stone
                    3
                    It would make sense, so Rogers must be leveling about the money.
                    The sailcloth shroud
                    4
                    And the horde surged forward, leveling all living things in its path.
                    Sister of the dead
                    5
                    At each step he half expected the leveling of some accusing finger.
                    The Stillwater Tragedy
                    6
                    We will likely see an initial pop and then a leveling off.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Tyson laid down his cue and held Stanistreet with a leveling gaze.
                    The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)
                    8
                    The ground sloped ever downward, leveling into a flat and gray expanse.
                    The apocalypse reader
                    9
                    But it was a leveling bombardment of everything near, dear, respectable, sacred.
                    We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
                    10
                    The dragon pulled out of his climb and turned willingly, leveling out.
                    His Majesty’s Dragon
                    11
                    But I stood firm, leveling my sights on her heavily lined eyes.
                    Roast mortem
                    12
                    Bledsoe hit four 3-pointers during that spurt, individually leveling the knockout blow.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Use of cheaper generic alternatives is also seen leveling off, the group found.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    Democratic members voted against it, with one leveling some sharp criticism.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    Not all Romney hands saw value in Republicans leveling attacks on the moderator.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    Iran has every reason to fear the leveling impact of the social web.
                    Wired
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                    Translations for leveling
                    Leveling through the time
                    Leveling across language varieties
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Less common