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Definition of fieldsnext
plural of field
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as in zones
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large

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as in battlefields
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 airfields
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 actions
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of field

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Recent Examples of fields
Noun
Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 But the two men want additional amenities such as pickleball courts or soccer fields that give more people a reason to keep coming back. Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 That uncertainty is already disrupting lives and businesses across Florida, especially in South Florida, where many Haitian TPS holders work in hospitality and related fields. Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 His natural quickness was also on display on local soccer fields and in flag football as a kid. Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The maize and sunflower still standing in those fields have weeks to go. Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Last year, the district installed the fields at South Broward High in Hollywood, Dillard 6-12 and Deerfield Beach High. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 Mahomes has been cleared for Chiefs training camp, which opens Saturday morning with quarterbacks and rookies taking the back fields at Missouri Western State. Sam McDowell 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 Most went on to different fields, but many took their talents to the next level. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Verb
The county fields safety questions about parks of all sizes and in parts of town with varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 The lab positioning itself this week as the careful holdout, the one warning that open weights cannot be recalled, also fields the most capable offensive agent on the leaderboard. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In addition to managing contracts for more than 100 homeless service agencies, LAHSA fields teams of outreach workers. Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Owners might also try to make the installation of grass fields part of an exchange for the addition of an 18th regular-season game and more international games. Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021. ABC News, 17 June 2026 He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education. Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions. Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 The animation section fields five features. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fields
Noun
  • The pattern references Gawthorpe Hall (the historic country house on whose grounds Burnley’s training base is located) and the lettering is based on our old programmes.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Curated by LaGuardia Design Group, the park-like grounds are adorned with mature specimen trees and dense hedging.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
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  • As disaster risks rise, the costs of goods, services and reconstruction in affected areas may increase further, while local real estate development and investment will also face higher risk premiums.
    , CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Recently, the Pulaski County Quorum Court rejected a measure that would have established a 12-month moratorium on new data centers within unincorporated areas of the county.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Election officials are asking voters to visit nearby drop boxes outside of evacuation zones to drop off ballot packets.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond core rooms, demand is rising for outdoor social spaces, home offices, hobby rooms, and at-home fitness zones.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But Meier described Auterion as being well positioned to bring some lessons learned from Ukrainian battlefields back to compete within the more regimented US system.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The house, now a visitor’s center with exhibits and a souvenir shop, is free to access, but guided tours of the house and battlefields are available for purchase.
    Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields.
    David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • After several of the most dramatic strikes—against Russian oil refineries, military airfields, weapons factories—President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the company and its engineers.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And there are limited expanses of undeveloped coastal locations along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic Ocean in the United States.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Small businesses may also be able to reduce their taxes through actions like providing employee benefits or starting retirement plans.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hugging Face, for its part, published a forensic timeline, describing how the autonomous AI system spent four and a half days executing 17,600 distinct hacking actions across multiple organizations — without direct involvement by any humans.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Other experts say that unless Japan addresses the structural forces driving the weakness in yen, the intervention's effects are likely to be short-lived.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Home or family matters could feel emotionally loaded before anyone addresses the issue.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

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