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
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
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Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Now the presidential map has become the defining feature of the Senate battlefield.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
That puts Republican candidates in a much more encouraging battlefield than this time four years ago, when Democrats were ahead by 12 points in the number of ballots cast, according to a Miami Herald tally from 2020.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Now the presidential map has become the defining feature of the Senate battlefield.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
That puts Republican candidates in a much more encouraging battlefield than this time four years ago, when Democrats were ahead by 12 points in the number of ballots cast, according to a Miami Herald tally from 2020.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
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The Cortège Out on the cricket fields at The Los Angeles Equestrian Center, an experiential open-air event is bringing together dance, sound, light, puppetry, costume, myth, and robotic canines.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Stablecoins may be next battleground in US-China rivalry Stablecoins could present the next battleground in the US-China rivalry.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The president has been deeply involved in major political contests in the battleground state in recent years, including the last Wisconsin gubernatorial election in 2022.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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More than 300 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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