Synonyms of battlegrounds

battlegrounds

noun

plural of battleground

as in battlefields

a place where a battle takes place

the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• battlefields
• grounds
• fields
• fields of honor
• fronts
• battle lines
• front lines
• beachheads
• footholds
• bridgeheads
• killing fields

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of battlegrounds

Democrats have approved a 2028 primary calendar that elevates South Carolina, Nevada and other diverse battlegrounds, sidelining Iowa while giving Black, Latino and union voters an early, decisive voice. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

But the other battlegrounds of Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, and Texas have disappointed Democrats in recent years and are tight enough to go either way. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Abdul El-Sayed proved that a progressive can win a statewide Democratic primary in one of the nation's biggest battlegrounds. — Averi Harper, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

California is seen as one of the key battlegrounds for how the technology is regulated across the country. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Many of the battlegrounds are set, and a few are yet to be decided in primaries, but the answer remains murky. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 27 July 2026

The state has long been one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds, making the race an early test of whether socialism can expand beyond Democratic strongholds and compete statewide. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

This sense of confusion goes a long way toward explaining why data centers’ environmental impacts have become one of the key battlegrounds in the AI backlash—the primary issue, in many cases, is not lack of water so much as lack of control. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Interviewers spoke with 3,659 likely voters between June 15 and 29, 2026, in the Senate battlegrounds of Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. — New York Times, 1 July 2026