as in battlefields
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Recent Examples of battlegrounds
According to the campaign, Florida's 27th Congressional District is widely viewed as one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the country.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Especially popular around battlegrounds or areas of historical value, some treasure hunters have retrieved World War II weapons, ancient coins, medals and other valuable items.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Texas, a state Trump carried by 14 percentage points, was not supposed to be among this year’s political battlegrounds.
—Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The result matched several Democratic incumbents in primary fights and set up new general election battlegrounds.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
When the year started, races in Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio were seen as the real battlegrounds—not Iowa, which last elected a new Democratic Senator, Harkin, in 1984.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Influencer marketing is now emerging as one of the next battlegrounds for users in the AI boom.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Federal attorneys have already faced criticism from a judge in Minnesota, which has emerged as one of the most heated immigration battlegrounds so far.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Especially popular around battlegrounds or areas of historical value, some treasure hunters have retrieved World War II weapons, ancient coins, medals and other valuable items.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Texas, a state Trump carried by 14 percentage points, was not supposed to be among this year’s political battlegrounds.
—Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The result matched several Democratic incumbents in primary fights and set up new general election battlegrounds.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
When the year started, races in Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio were seen as the real battlegrounds—not Iowa, which last elected a new Democratic Senator, Harkin, in 1984.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Influencer marketing is now emerging as one of the next battlegrounds for users in the AI boom.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Federal attorneys have already faced criticism from a judge in Minnesota, which has emerged as one of the most heated immigration battlegrounds so far.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlegrounds
battlefields
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Modern battlefields are becoming increasingly complex, with adversaries relying heavily on advanced radar systems, communications networks, and electronic countermeasures.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Despite this drop in visitors, 26 of the 433 sites in the NPS system—which includes national parks, monuments, historic sites, battlefields, recreation areas, preserves, and seashores—broke all-time records for visitation.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Battlegrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlegrounds. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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