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as in ground
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history
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as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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as in attack
active fighting during the course of a war
in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician
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as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of field
Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
After considerable time, referee Cal McNeill announced that the ruling on the field — even though there had not been any indication of one — was that the ball indeed hit a Nevada player and was recovered by the Broncos.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Herbert’s basketball heroics come after a dominant performance on the football field.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
After considerable time, referee Cal McNeill announced that the ruling on the field — even though there had not been any indication of one — was that the ball indeed hit a Nevada player and was recovered by the Broncos.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
In the ninth with the bases loaded with Blue Jays, Rojas fielded a grounder and got a force-out at home to save a run (the Jays would pull off the same feat the next inning).
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
The White House is nonetheless fielding complaints, made in private and public, from Republicans who believe Trump is encroaching on Congress’s power of taxation and threatening to send the United States into an economic backslide.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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And Rivian plans to break ground on a new plant in Georgia next year to support production of the R2 and the future R3.—
Jane Thier,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Video of the encounter shows Lee at the front of the crowd when officers with Illinois State Police patches on their sleeves pushed in an apparent attempt to clear them from a paved area, and some demonstrators tried to hold their ground.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Local and state officials criticized the immigration operation in the area Friday.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Council on Foreign Relations currently tracks almost 30 conflict zones around the world, including both internecine and international struggles.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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To the defense’s credit, Washington’s explosive first half produced only seven points, which was a testament to Kansas City’s resilience on fourth down and in the red zone.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Its fighters share close ideological ties and battlefield experience with Afghanistan's Taliban.—
NPR,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Kim now has Moscow for weapons deals and oil, Beijing for trade, and a domestic narrative of resilience under sanctions and heroism on the battlefield in Ukraine.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The only countries with large enough airfields and refueling stations were Guinea and Senegal.—
Time,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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As night fell on one Ukrainian airfield earlier this month, a small group of men assembled a pilot-less light plane for a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) mission deep into Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Beijing responded not only with its own port fees but the sweeping expansion of export controls on rare earths – a move that rattled Washington.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the wave of expansion plans and investment in African oil and gas is coursing through much smaller and emerging producers on the continent.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Real war introduces deception, saturation attacks and human failures.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The worker forced the child onto a bed during the attack, and the child’s head struck the edge of the bed and suffered a 2-centimeter laceration, per the statement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In August 1996, Queen Elizabeth issued a new letters patent to address the issue of HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) stylings following a divorce within the royal family.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The team at Mynerva, a spinoff company from ETH Zurich, has developed a way to address this with smart textiles and AI processing, over the past five years.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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