as in field
a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefield
The remarks marked a rare admission from the Kremlin that Ukraine’s long-range campaign is having an impact beyond the battlefield.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The battlefield has also highlighted the growing importance of situational awareness.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
In an interview with a state television reporter, Putin said Ukraine had proposed a mutual halt to long-range strikes as a step toward peace, but said Russia rejected the offer and would continue pressing its battlefield offensive.
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Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Advances in software and AI should make UGVs more capable as better hardware reaches the battlefield.
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David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The battlefield has also highlighted the growing importance of situational awareness.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 June 2026
In an interview with a state television reporter, Putin said Ukraine had proposed a mutual halt to long-range strikes as a step toward peace, but said Russia rejected the offer and would continue pressing its battlefield offensive.
—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Advances in software and AI should make UGVs more capable as better hardware reaches the battlefield.
—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
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Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as the field get settled before the knockout round begins.
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Olympic gold medalist Arisa Trew secured her second winning result of the weekend with a switch McTwist — a 540-degree twist taking off from her opposite side while grabbing the middle of the board — during women’s vert best trick, which featured a field of athletes averaging only 16 1/2 years old.
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Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin turned a downtown Sacramento street corner bustling with nightlife into a battleground in a gang shootout fueled by rivalry and retribution, a Sacramento County prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
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Just north of New York City, in the battleground 17th District, combat veteran Cait Conley won her crowded primary as a more moderate Democrat.
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Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests.
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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