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
This matters in my world because the modern battlefield is not just physical.
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Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Another, more immediate reason is that after 45 years of service, the Stinger is becoming obsolete and increasingly unsuited to a battlefield dominated by loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and drone warfare.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
The 54-year-old insightfully, entertainingly and at times harrowingly recalled experiences on the football fields of Texas and the battlefields of Iraq.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the opening ceremony, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the nearly four years of Russia's war have taken a hard toll on Ukrainian athletes, some of whom have either died on the battlefield or had their lives turned upside down by the fighting.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
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Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Another, more immediate reason is that after 45 years of service, the Stinger is becoming obsolete and increasingly unsuited to a battlefield dominated by loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and drone warfare.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
The 54-year-old insightfully, entertainingly and at times harrowingly recalled experiences on the football fields of Texas and the battlefields of Iraq.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the opening ceremony, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the nearly four years of Russia's war have taken a hard toll on Ukrainian athletes, some of whom have either died on the battlefield or had their lives turned upside down by the fighting.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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Wildlife agencies have long used remote cameras to gather evidence in the forests and fields.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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The road team has been more efficient at 13-for-30 (43%) from the field but turnovers in the halfcourt have given Vanderbilt (12-for-34 shooting, 35%) an advantage.—
American Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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The potential last seat in the Dodgers’ starting staff remains a battleground.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The broader package includes Boeing P8I Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft for its navy, anti-tank mines for its ground forces, and upgrades to its Soviet-era T-72 tanks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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These organisms survived the rise and fall of ice sheets, the extinction of megafauna and the entire arc of human history — all while sitting in frozen silence beneath the Alaskan ground.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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