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battlefront

noun

Definition of battlefrontnext
as in stronghold

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Recent Examples of battlefront 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 Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 The homefront became an essential battlefront. — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
  1. stronghold
  2. fortress
  3. bastion
  4. field
  5. center
Noun
  • Rulon Jeffs ordered his followers to move to Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona, a location known as Short Creek on the border of those two states, that had been a stronghold of the Mormon fundamentalist movement since the 1920s.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Houthis descended from their stronghold in northern Yemen, taking over the capital of Sanaa in September 2014 and forcing the country's government into exile in Saudi Arabia.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of stronghold
Noun
  • For those who favor outdoor adventure, climb up the famed hiking trail to get to the medieval fortress at the very top of the town.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • New archaeological discoveries at Tell Al-Abqain in Beheira are revealing details about life within the ancient Egyptian fortress, the country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • The rise of far-right populism in Europe’s biggest economy, which has for decades been viewed as a bastion of stability, centrist policymaking and EU leadership, is being closely watched across the continent.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Militarizing an arch in front of the Memorial Bridge is an even more dangerous and stupid idea than turning a ballroom into a bastion.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office.
    — PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This had nothing to do with work on the field, but rather a promotion for how the team is about to honor its past.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of field
Noun
  • And both need the metals to build the data centers that will power their AI buildouts.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Build a Command Deck With the Control Center The Control Center was a welcome addition to iOS 7 in 2013, but its implementation still feels more like a junk drawer than a command center.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of center

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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefront. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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