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
Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The Civil War unfolded in battlefields, but also wrought the Draft Riots in New York City, during which dozens of Black residents were murdered, property was destroyed, and the city terrified.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Humanity is locked in an accelerating arms race, fueled by technology, with battlefields emerging in every corner of our lives.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Drones are currently being updated every few weeks on the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Mavic drones are used for reconnaissance in Ukraine’s battlefields.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
This decentralisation means that front lines and battlefields no longer exist in the same way, and conflict isn’t confined to physical, kinetic combat.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The Civil War unfolded in battlefields, but also wrought the Draft Riots in New York City, during which dozens of Black residents were murdered, property was destroyed, and the city terrified.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Humanity is locked in an accelerating arms race, fueled by technology, with battlefields emerging in every corner of our lives.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Drones are currently being updated every few weeks on the battlefields of Ukraine.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Mavic drones are used for reconnaissance in Ukraine’s battlefields.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
This decentralisation means that front lines and battlefields no longer exist in the same way, and conflict isn’t confined to physical, kinetic combat.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefields
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Ultimately, the goal is to spark a conversation, and give casual fans a chance to argue with Emanuel, Persky, and some of the world’s experts in their respective fields.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of all the battlegrounds in Washington’s technology war with Beijing, the Great Rift Valley may be the most beautiful.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Georgia has emerged as one of the nation’s most pivotal battlegrounds, flipping to President Joe Biden in 2020 and back to Trump in 2024, and delivering Democrats two Senate seats, even as Republicans have held the governor’s mansion for over two decades.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to court documents, the suspect used his phone on school grounds at least once, on video.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Battlefields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefields. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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