battle line

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Recent Examples of battle line But when battle lines were drawn and pals of the initial brawlers began fighting, up to six teens jumped Angel before beating, pistol-whipping him and then stabbing him in the heart about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 The clothes identify different factions and clearly delineate some of the battle lines. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025 Thus, in calling for Tamilians to have more babies, Stalin, who leads the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and is an important figure within the national alliance of opposition parties known as INDIA, was drawing political battle lines. Yamini Aiyar, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025 By the time the group sat down for another birthday dinner, the battle lines had been drawn. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for battle line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
  • The same philosophy might be applied to get the best out of its front line.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The city -- home to more than 710,000 people before Russia's full-scale invasion -- is now only around 16 miles from the front line and subject to continuous Russian attacks.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Children's relocated its emergency department in 2023 to a new space built at the front of its hospital.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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