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
Their job was to transmit secure battlefield communications that the enemy could not decipher.
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Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Its fighters share close ideological ties and battlefield experience with Afghanistan's Taliban.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Although previous surveys of the same section of battlefield failed to yield any artifacts, experts recovered the various ammunition using two strategies called trial trenching and test pitting.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Tactical nuclear weapons are designed for use on the battlefield.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tim Trudell, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Its fighters share close ideological ties and battlefield experience with Afghanistan's Taliban.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Although previous surveys of the same section of battlefield failed to yield any artifacts, experts recovered the various ammunition using two strategies called trial trenching and test pitting.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Tactical nuclear weapons are designed for use on the battlefield.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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His middle name is a homage to the Atlanta Braves’ former field where Freddie played for the majority of his career.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The next time Hamilton had the ball, Sculley hit Oliver crossing the middle of the field for a 90-yard touchdown.—
Richard Obert,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Among those affected are two Latino-majority battleground districts, the 13th and 22nd, which could be competitive even with the gerrymandered maps, the Sacramento Bee reported.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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His muted involvement in the race marks a sharp contrast with the White House’s aggressive push earlier this year to promote its signature tax and spending bill across key battleground states.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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And Rivian plans to break ground on a new plant in Georgia next year to support production of the R2 and the future R3.—
Jane Thier,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Video of the encounter shows Lee at the front of the crowd when officers with Illinois State Police patches on their sleeves pushed in an apparent attempt to clear them from a paved area, and some demonstrators tried to hold their ground.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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