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
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.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
And so everyday life becomes overinterpreted, as local forums become symbolic battlegrounds.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Renewals are rare battlegrounds, legally speaking, but the FCC’s influence is felt much more immediately in those moments of corporate vulnerability.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Florida’s beaches deserve better than becoming annual battlegrounds, and law and order must come first.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts, areas that Russia has not officially claimed, have also been significant battlegrounds.
—Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
According to the campaign, Florida's 27th Congressional District is widely viewed as one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the country.
—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
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
The White House’s approach of eschewing being the world’s policeman to instead focus on key geopolitical battlegrounds is paying off, an ex-assistant secretary of state wrote.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
And so everyday life becomes overinterpreted, as local forums become symbolic battlegrounds.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Renewals are rare battlegrounds, legally speaking, but the FCC’s influence is felt much more immediately in those moments of corporate vulnerability.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Florida’s beaches deserve better than becoming annual battlegrounds, and law and order must come first.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
The Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts, areas that Russia has not officially claimed, have also been significant battlegrounds.
—Olivier Kempf, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
According to the campaign, Florida's 27th Congressional District is widely viewed as one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the country.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlegrounds
battlefields
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International humanitarian law mandates the principles of distinction, proportionality, and necessity, but the opaqueness of drone operations, particularly outside active battlefields, challenges these principles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Markets are battlefields, and competitors are enemies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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“Battlegrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlegrounds. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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