Definition of battleground
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Examples of battleground in a Sentence
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
Recent Examples of battleground from the Web
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Trump will be a major factor in House battleground districts in the Central Valley and Southern California and already, the California Republican Party is getting involved.
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In the battlegrounds that tipped the election to Trump, state-level Census data show black turnout plummeting in Wisconsin; skidding in North Carolina, Florida, and Ohio; and declining more modestly in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
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Austin became the chosen battleground as similar debates cropped up in other large cities around the country, and the companies spent about $9 million on the campaign before they were rejected by the city's voters.
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MAJOR PLOT POINTS President Underwood looks to engage in some old-fashioned voter suppression, using the threat of terror to set up voting centers in battleground states, which could hinder his opponent, Will Conway's, path to the White House.
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Austin became the chosen battleground as similar debates cropped up in similar large cities around the country, and the companies spent about $9 million on the campaign before they were rejected by the city’s voters.
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Deutch, who represents parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, said Florida is a central battleground for 2018.
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Its fall reconfigured the Syrian battleground: The Saudis and Turks resigned themselves to Assad’s rule, and their rivals exulted in a victory that seemed to justify years of blood and treasure.
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Some Bush backers spy a secret weapon in battleground states Ohio and Pennsylvania: the Amish.
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First Known Use of battleground
1573
BATTLEGROUND Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of battleground for English Language Learners
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: a place where a battle is fought
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: an area of conflict or disagreement
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