battlefront

noun

Definition of battlefrontnext
as in stronghold

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Recent Examples of battlefront 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 This next stage of what has been a raging war between former colleagues since the dark days of the Covid pandemic represents a surge on the judicial battlefront. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battlefront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
  1. stronghold
  2. fortress
  3. bastion
  4. field
  5. center
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  • Don’t miss the chance to walk to the 800-year-old Lubra village, which remains a stronghold of the Bon Buddhist beliefs or try some complementary medicine from the on-site Amchi traditional Tibetan doctor.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • The allegations made waves in the conservative stronghold that has been represented by a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for decades.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of stronghold
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  • As recidivist would-be escapees, de Boeldieu, Marechal, and Rosenthal are transferred to an impregnable medieval fortress, commanded by Captain von Rauffenstein, now burnt, broken in body, and wearing a neck brace.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • Cancer doesn’t just create a fortress in the body to curb attacks.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of fortress
Noun
  • With Sir John Hall as chairman, this bastion of stale mediocrity was now forward-thinking and ambitious.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Some of the largest arrays are planned for places that have historically been bastions of anti-solar sentiment.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of bastion
Noun
  • Selling the fields wouldn’t change much of the site’s day-to-day operations, Napper said.
    — Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Charlotte deploys about 10 dedicated litter crews in the field each day.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of field
Noun
  • His eventual dismissal in second-half stoppage time was an exercise in rash stupidity, crashing through Spain’s teenage center back Pau Cubarsi.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Nestle the feta in the center of the sheet pan among the tomatoes and gnocchi.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of center

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