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
The decision maintains the voting map used in the 2024 elections, where there are a handful of battleground districts, and now gives Republicans a lead of 6 to 8 additional midterms seats.
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Connor Greene, Time, 8 May 2026
One likely battleground, the expert says, will be attorneys' fees.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Higher education institutions have been a major battleground in the culture war.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The member said donors were upset that, despite the DNC’s massive fundraising during the 2024 election, Kamala Harris didn’t win a single battleground state.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 May 2026
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Connor Greene, Time, 8 May 2026
One likely battleground, the expert says, will be attorneys' fees.
—Elizabeth Rosner, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Higher education institutions have been a major battleground in the culture war.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The member said donors were upset that, despite the DNC’s massive fundraising during the 2024 election, Kamala Harris didn’t win a single battleground state.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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At the same time, the regime has stopped bothering to sell a narrative of national restoration or modernization to the rest of the country, which is losing enormous amounts of blood and treasure in the battlefields of Ukraine.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Now, satellites are capable of overseeing the battlefield from hundreds of miles in space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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