as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Recent Examples of battleground
Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Trump has backed James through two unsuccessful Senate campaigns and continued to support him as a congressman representing one of Michigan’s battleground districts.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
This once-quiet town transformed overnight into a battleground in October 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small band of supporters led a now-infamous raid on the town’s federal armory, with plans to arm the populace and start a widespread revolt.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
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Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Trump has backed James through two unsuccessful Senate campaigns and continued to support him as a congressman representing one of Michigan’s battleground districts.
—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
This once-quiet town transformed overnight into a battleground in October 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small band of supporters led a now-infamous raid on the town’s federal armory, with plans to arm the populace and start a widespread revolt.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
—
Wilson McMakin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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Nature is often portrayed as a battlefield where every species competes for food, territory, and survival.
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Every fuel truck destroyed, ammunition convoy disrupted or logistics hub struck forces Russian commanders to expend additional time, resources and manpower simply maintaining battlefield operations.
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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