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

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

The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 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, 22 June 2026

Private label is one of the most important battlegrounds in modern retail. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

As with most titles in the category, hallways become battlegrounds and bedrooms double as sanctuaries. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026

Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026