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Recent Examples of battlefront
New Deal agencies inspired the creation of the War Production Board in 1942, which mobilized business and rationed resources for the battlefront.
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2023
In it, a full ceasefire would take effect along the existing battlefront, the United States would grant legal recognition to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and Ukraine would forgo NATO membership.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2023
In it, a full ceasefire would take effect along the existing battlefront, the United States would grant legal recognition to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and Ukraine would forgo NATO membership.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
Noun
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Broward County is the only solid Democratic stronghold in South Florida.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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The district covers all of the heavily Democratic Cincinnati and eastern Hamilton County suburbs but also includes the Republican stronghold of Warren County.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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It was built as a fortress for weapons in the early 20th century.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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DeSantis and other state officials say locating the facility in the rugged and remote Florida Everglades is meant as a deterrent -- and naming it after the notorious federal prison of Alcatraz, an island fortress known for its brutal conditions, is meant to send a message.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
4 July 2025
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Consider San Francisco, a former bastion of the state’s far-left.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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In June, the U.N. said, more than 147,000 people fled their homes in the central region, once a bastion of safety for those trying to escape the horrors of the capital.—
Jacqueline Charles
July 11,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Baseball’s technical folks put three-dimensional images on the Truist Park field of the Los Angeles Dodgers players at their positions from that night of April 8, 1974 at old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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After parting with Daniel Jones last year, the front office has brought in veteran talent and youth to hold things down under center.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Community amenities include a parking garage, a resort-style pool, pet park, fitness center with a yoga and pilates studio, resident clubhouse and co-working space.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefront. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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