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
Yet for high-performing business leaders, the battlefield looks different.
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The security guarantees that matter are the ones that practically shape the battlefield.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Brett Erickson, a sanctions expert and adviser to Loyola University’s Chicago School of Law, warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was testing the West’s resolve, and battlefield readiness.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
But the armed forces also strive to take advantage of decentralization, harnessing it to drive innovation and effectiveness on the battlefield.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jason Phillips, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The security guarantees that matter are the ones that practically shape the battlefield.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Brett Erickson, a sanctions expert and adviser to Loyola University’s Chicago School of Law, warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was testing the West’s resolve, and battlefield readiness.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
But the armed forces also strive to take advantage of decentralization, harnessing it to drive innovation and effectiveness on the battlefield.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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After receiving the opening kickoff, the Hawks marched up the field in just over two minutes, as senior running back Kyle Celestin bowled over a tackler on his way to the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown rush.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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One lesson the Pioneers seemed to have down pat Friday was how to convert on a short field.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Comedy was the original battleground for cancel culture.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The surge of activity at the memorial fits into a wider Republican push to erase Democrats’ registration advantages in battleground states.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The National Endowment for Humanities, another federal agency that funds museum programs, has singled out grants related to DEI as grounds for termination.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Pulling shots of espresso involves a flash method of expressing steam through grounds for a highly concentrated form of coffee.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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