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 This month also saw Alibaba release an AI model that's designed to run on consumer hardware like laptops — a new battleground for AI model developers. — April Roach, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 While Colorado and Massachusetts have gone Democratic in recent presidential elections, Pennsylvania has been among the biggest battlegrounds. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In a onetime battleground state that has shifted firmly to the right, FloridaDemocrats took dueling approaches to win statewide for the first time since 2018. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The race has already inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters eager for unapologetic, combative candidates while not alienating independents and moderates who have been key to winning in battlegrounds. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battleground
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battlefield
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  • This development comes more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as mass armored assaults have become increasingly scarce on the modern battlefield dominated by drone warfare.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fighting on the roughly 780-mile front line in eastern and southern Ukraine is restricted by large numbers of drones and ground robots threatening troop movements, and neither side is making significant battlefield progress, analysts say.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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