as in field
a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefield
Some of the top manufacturers of these systems in Ukraine recently joined forces to create a company called UForce, which aims to make Ukrainian battlefield innovations more widely available.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Militaries always maintain secrecy amid armed conflicts, and journalists always gather information from a variety of sources, which in 2026 means scouring commercial satellite imagery and dissecting eyewitness videos to better understand the battlefield.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The decisive factor may be endurance If current trends continue, the war may ultimately hinge less on battlefield maneuver and more on logistical endurance.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Founder Palmer Luckey has said the company aims to modernize the military with AI and advanced manufacturing, warning that the US is already falling behind China in key battlefield technologies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Militaries always maintain secrecy amid armed conflicts, and journalists always gather information from a variety of sources, which in 2026 means scouring commercial satellite imagery and dissecting eyewitness videos to better understand the battlefield.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
The decisive factor may be endurance If current trends continue, the war may ultimately hinge less on battlefield maneuver and more on logistical endurance.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Founder Palmer Luckey has said the company aims to modernize the military with AI and advanced manufacturing, warning that the US is already falling behind China in key battlefield technologies.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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The Bruins shot a dominant 58% from the field, well outdoing the solid 43% for the Trojans.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Inside a conference hall roughly the size of a football field sat hundreds of people—ambassadors, politicians, and scholars.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some Republicans are worried about Paxton’s chances in a general election as the GOP tries to keep control of the Senate in November, and worry that money will need to be spent in Texas that could otherwise go toward winning battleground states, according to Politico.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Especially popular around battlegrounds or areas of historical value, some treasure hunters have retrieved World War II weapons, ancient coins, medals and other valuable items.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The second method is installing below-ground bait systems every 10 to 20 feet around a building; the stations are monitored regularly for activity.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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