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battleground

noun

ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)
Definition of battlegroundnext
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 Some Republicans are warning the convention could backfire in battleground races. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Meta Platforms has become a battleground stock, and its massive artificial intelligence spending spree has become the biggest point of debate. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 And so the judicial battleground today isn’t between the Court and Congress but between the Court and the Presidency. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The fight between El-Sayed, who hails from the left flank of the Democratic Party, and moderate Stevens drew national attention as a kind of litmus test of progressivism in a key battleground state. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battleground
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battlefield
Noun
  • With troops bogged down on the battlefield, both countries have intensified their aerial campaign of drones and missiles.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As drone threats continue to spread across battlefields, systems built around that combination of mobility, rapid engagement and relatively simple commercial hardware could become an increasingly common part of frontline air defense.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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