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battleground

noun

bat·​tle·​ground ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)

Synonyms of battleground

Examples of battleground in a Sentence

the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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The battleground won’t be who builds the smartest agent, but who builds the most verifiable one. Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025 The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 Florida, once one of the nation’s premier battlegrounds, has steadily shifted to the right over the past decade. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 In fact, if each of the next three weeks’ change is like the one just past, Republicans would for the first time lead the longtime party leader in the pivotal battleground state. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for battleground

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of battleground was in 1573

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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleground. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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battleground

noun
bat·​tle·​ground -ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)
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