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, 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
The town hall comes as state lawmakers prepare for another legislative session where election authority and local control are expected to be key battlegrounds heading into 2026.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
But as many began using CEQA to challenge substations, transmission lines, and grid interconnections, what were once technical decisions gradually became legal battlegrounds.
—Claudia Nunes, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
But lobbyists can’t change the fact that AI and data centers are emerging grassroots battlegrounds.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
But lobbyists can’t change the fact that AI and data centers are emerging grassroots battlegrounds.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
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
The town hall comes as state lawmakers prepare for another legislative session where election authority and local control are expected to be key battlegrounds heading into 2026.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
But as many began using CEQA to challenge substations, transmission lines, and grid interconnections, what were once technical decisions gradually became legal battlegrounds.
—Claudia Nunes, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
But lobbyists can’t change the fact that AI and data centers are emerging grassroots battlegrounds.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
But lobbyists can’t change the fact that AI and data centers are emerging grassroots battlegrounds.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlegrounds
battlefields
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From colonial militias to modern battlefields, Black Americans have defended a nation that repeatedly postponed its obligations to them.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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The administration and Anthropic disagree on who controls AI usage in domestic security and battlefields.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Battlegrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlegrounds. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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