minefield
noun
mine·field
ˈmīn-ˌfēld 
1
: an area (as of water or land) set with mines
2
: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution
a political minefield
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This issue is a political minefield.
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Somewhere in the middle sits a minefield of stakeholders.
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Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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Our business, civic, educational, faith, media and political leaders have learned how to navigate these linguistic minefields.
—Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
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Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The shark has decided to stick around, making the few feet that separates Nancy from dry land as treacherous as a minefield.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
One of the more inventive set pieces involves Elio and an alien companion navigating a minefield of orbital debris, a sequence inspired by a real-time website that maps space junk around Earth.
—Scott Snowden, Space.com, 18 June 2025
Our business, civic, educational, faith, media and political leaders have learned how to navigate these linguistic minefields.
—Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for minefield
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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