take the field

idiom

sports
: to run out onto the field to begin play
The home team took the field.

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From fintech startups leveraging AI for financial services to retail giants using machine learning for inventory management and customer insights, businesses that fail to adapt to this new environment risk being left behind as more innovative competitors take the field. Tim Houlne, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Of the nine players likely to take the field for the Angels on Friday, the team drafted six in the first round: Moore (2024), first baseman Nolan Schanuel (2023), shortstop Zach Neto (2022), and outfielders Jo Adell (2017), Taylor Ward (2015) and Mike Trout (2009). Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025 Redshirt senior Clay Millen, a former Colorado State transfer, is the team’s other scholarship QB, but has not played in two seasons — and is unlikely to ever take the field at UF. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025 Jahns: Picture this: Loveland, Kmet, Moore and Odunze take the field along with Swift. Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take the field

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“Take the field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20field. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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