battlefields

Definition of battlefieldsnext
plural of battlefield
as in fields
a place where a battle takes place wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield

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Recent Examples of battlefields From the glamorous worlds of New York, London and Paris fashion to the battlefields of World War II Europe, American photographer Lee Miller lived one of the most extraordinary artistic lives of the 20th century. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 The four-time Disruptor 50 company has used that momentum to expand its reach across a variety of battlefields. Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026 While some of Guadalajara’s upscale neighborhoods have escaped the violence, families across the metropolitan area have seen hundreds of children disappear, some to reappear, dead, on cartel battlefields across Jalisco and in the states of Sinaloa and Michoacán, searchers said. Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 At the same time, the regime has stopped bothering to sell a narrative of national restoration or modernization to the rest of the country, which is losing enormous amounts of blood and treasure in the battlefields of Ukraine. Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Drones are swarming battlefields in Ukraine, Iran, and beyond. Ramtin Arablouei, NPR, 14 May 2026 International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Markets are battlefields, and competitors are enemies. Big Think, 7 May 2026 But the decision comes amid mounting Emirati frustration with the Gulf states’ response to attacks by Iran and tensions between the UAE and its larger neighbor, Saudi Arabia, that are playing out on diplomatic fronts and battlefields across the region. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • The couple are farmers who live a few miles inland but decided the fields were still too wet to work and took a rare day off to visit town.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Offices are on the second floor, some overlooking the most prominent fields, such as the one the World Cup team trained on.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • To capture that momentum, VenHub is targeting very specific high-traffic battlegrounds, pushing hard into transit hubs, college campuses, corporate complexes and EV charging stations where consumers expect instant gratification.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
  • 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, 27 May 2026
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  • Folk dancing, storytelling, wreath workshops, live music, and traditional dishes (pickled herring, new potatoes, strawberries with cream) fill the leafy grounds of Djurgården island.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • That's not much of a path for female athletes who object on fairness grounds.
    Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026

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“Battlefields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefields. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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