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
Planting red herrings to mislead the opponent, making the battlefield impossible to follow.
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Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Football tells a story of manly grit, with echoes of the battlefield.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
They are taught to obey the chain of command, especially on a battlefield.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
For the Kremlin, standing between Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize is risky, but agreeing to a cease-fire while Russia is making steady, if incremental, gains on the battlefield is a step too far.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Football tells a story of manly grit, with echoes of the battlefield.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
They are taught to obey the chain of command, especially on a battlefield.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
For the Kremlin, standing between Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize is risky, but agreeing to a cease-fire while Russia is making steady, if incremental, gains on the battlefield is a step too far.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
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In April, Xi traveled to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia to sign agreements on trade, technology, and other fields in a region that had, in recent years, developed deeper partnerships with the United States but was hit hard by Trump’s tariffs earlier that month.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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In addition to the Vienna field study, the company offers courses to professional and civic leaders on housing policy and homelessness.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Senate Republicans are entering what is shaping up to be a messy battleground Senate race in North Carolina after Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) surprise retirement.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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Events are being planned in battleground states with key Senate, House and gubernatorial races this November and in next year’s midterms.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The rebranding was part of a larger project involving extensive renovations and expansions to the building and surrounding grounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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Koivisto was known to cycle to Liverpool’s Melwood training ground from her home in the city centre, a 10-mile round trip.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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