battlefront

noun

Definition of battlefrontnext
as in stronghold

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Recent Examples of battlefront The trade war is now a tech war, with the AI supply chain its most critical battlefront. — Lee Williamson, Fortune, 13 May 2026 As horses on the battlefront became obsolete as technology (and tanks) advanced, American polo was left with a serious pipeline problem. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026 News from the battlefront was relayed via horseback, steamboat, and telegraph lines to American cities by reporters such as George Wilkins Kendall of the New Orleans Picayune or Jane McManus Storms Cazneau of the New York Sun. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Apr. 2026 That decision was made by Tehran in an attempt to turn Lebanon into another battlefront. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
  1. stronghold
  2. fortress
  3. bastion
  4. field
  5. center
Noun
  • The highest number of outstanding votes Tuesday were in Hinds County, a blue stronghold around the state capital of Jackson, with another chunk remaining in nearby Holmes County, which is even bluer.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In the 2026 midterm elections, the GOP faced crushing losses as Democrats took control of the House and the Senate, following shock victories in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of stronghold
Noun
  • Tesla touted the car as a rolling fortress that could tow 14,000 pounds and withstand hits from sledgehammers and even firearms.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Business-wise, these pioneers were buoyed by the sluggish response to the internet by legacy newspapers and magazines, whose fortress mentality only accelerated their disruption.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • At the start of this election cycle, the notion that Democrats would seriously compete in such deep-red bastions as Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas would have seemed absurd.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In Florida, Republicans hung onto control in what has been a GOP bastion for much of the past two decades.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • Brett Baty will get plenty of at-bats by continuing to move around the field playing in the infield and outfield.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Cousins played so well — his 20 touchdown passes are second only to Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow’s 23 — that Kubiak wasn’t in a hurry to take the 38-year-old off the field, even though the move was inevitable.
    — Mark Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of field
Noun
  • The Clippers were without center Isaiah Jackson (groin), as well as former Pelicans star Brandon Ingram (heel), who is close to his debut for his new team.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • At least 55 Ukrainians were killed Monday when Russia bombed a school building used as a shelter and aid center in Zaporizhzhia, one of the deadliest incidents of a conflict in its fifth year.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
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