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as in grounds
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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2
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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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 expanses
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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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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as in addresses
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of fields
Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
But Gates’s agricultural holdings alone give him exposure to everything from corn and soy fields in the Midwest to potato operations in the Pacific Northwest, typically managed by professionals through his Cascade Investment vehicle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania is one of the world’s most productive gas fields.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Hike through the poppies on a short series of moderate trails that run just a few miles in length, affording views of the poppy fields and surrounding buttes.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
New outfield fencing along baseball fields 3 & 4 at Prairie Center Park, made possible by a grant from the Kansas City Royals.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
For those of you who love flowers and fun days out, note that tickets have now gone on sale for the annual Carlsbad flower fields season, which runs this year from March 1 until Mother’s Day, May 10.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Coworth forefronts its equestrian roots, with stables on site as well as polo fields.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of my favorite memories are on the grassy fields, by the sparkling fountains, at the Organ Pavilion and inside those museums.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
With the singles fields down to 16 players apiece, matches will no longer overlap.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Neisz, a three-time Emmy Award-winning TV producer, director and editor with extensive experience in reality and documentary projects, often fields ideas and helps with casting, pitching and bringing a project to production.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has over 370 operational ships and submarines, while the China Coast Guard fields more than 150 vessels over 1,000 tons.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Britain fields its own warheads but uses the same reentry-vehicle structures and missile bodies supplied through longstanding cooperation agreements.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Nov. 2025
Awards Intelligence typically fields inquiries from colleagues, friends, or family members who believe someone deserves recognition.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
But the extent of Epstein’s connections to seemingly countless powerful individuals in numerous fields, including media, validates the feeling that some Epstein obsessives have shared.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
But Gates’s agricultural holdings alone give him exposure to everything from corn and soy fields in the Midwest to potato operations in the Pacific Northwest, typically managed by professionals through his Cascade Investment vehicle.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania is one of the world’s most productive gas fields.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Hike through the poppies on a short series of moderate trails that run just a few miles in length, affording views of the poppy fields and surrounding buttes.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
New outfield fencing along baseball fields 3 & 4 at Prairie Center Park, made possible by a grant from the Kansas City Royals.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
For those of you who love flowers and fun days out, note that tickets have now gone on sale for the annual Carlsbad flower fields season, which runs this year from March 1 until Mother’s Day, May 10.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Coworth forefronts its equestrian roots, with stables on site as well as polo fields.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Some of my favorite memories are on the grassy fields, by the sparkling fountains, at the Organ Pavilion and inside those museums.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Former Premier League striker Mikkel Beck — once a Denmark international who represented Middlesbrough in the 1990s — is now a player representative and fields questions on players driving moves, future trends and why clubs pay agents’ fees.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
With the singles fields down to 16 players apiece, matches will no longer overlap.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Neisz, a three-time Emmy Award-winning TV producer, director and editor with extensive experience in reality and documentary projects, often fields ideas and helps with casting, pitching and bringing a project to production.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has over 370 operational ships and submarines, while the China Coast Guard fields more than 150 vessels over 1,000 tons.
—Simon Crerar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
The wheat fields themselves told their own story—deep brown and newly tilled in autumn, then green in spring, golden in summer.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Britain fields its own warheads but uses the same reentry-vehicle structures and missile bodies supplied through longstanding cooperation agreements.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Nov. 2025
Awards Intelligence typically fields inquiries from colleagues, friends, or family members who believe someone deserves recognition.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fields
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In the days after the Bondi Beach massacre – allegedly committed by a father and son who had embraced Islamic State ideology – the government announced sweeping new gun laws, tougher rules on hate speech, and stronger powers for the home affairs minister to cancel visas on character grounds.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the number of cillíní and burial sites uncovered, the practices surrounding these unconsecrated grounds reveal a complex emotional landscape marked by grief, shame, and trauma, according to the press release.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some religious communities bar menstruating women from common living areas, said Ahsan.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The West Ada school board on Monday approved adjusted attendance zones for the 2026-‘27 school year to balance enrollment at the district’s schools and prepare for the opening of a new elementary school in Star.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is growing interest in using robots beyond factories – in construction sites, disaster zones, logistics yards, and other unstructured settings.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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These were modern inventions made possible by the introduction of railroads to transport prisoners long distances from battlefields, and by the growth of administrative and organizational structures required to manage not just mass armies but hundreds of thousands of prisoners.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Halo Studios is also introducing vehicles and weapons from later Halo entries, upping the variety of the action on the game's many battlefields.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps Ukraine’s biggest drone success in 2025 was Operation Spider, a complex covert operation that saw shipping containers placed within FPV range of Russia’s heavy bomber airfields in Siberia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Dec. 2025
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Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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But wide expanses of undeveloped land offer developers the chance to build new subdivisions — prime real estate for new home buyers.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Laporta’s last two actions as president before the election process were to renew Fermin’s contract until 2031 and abandon the European Super League project.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jackson County alerted local schools to continue monitoring the issue, but law enforcement did not have probable cause to arrest or take other actions, according to the statement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Well, at least there’s a Super Bowl ad that addresses the frustration many may be feeling, courtesy of the company that provides pills for hair loss, weight loss and libido loss.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Texas addresses the ‘club’ issue One potential solution to this that is often discussed but never enforced is to sell a club-only ticket.—
Mac Engel
February 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fields. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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