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as in ground
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history
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as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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as in attack
active fighting during the course of a war
in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician
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as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of field
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The Packers scored touchdowns on each of their first three drives and reached field-goal range with limited time on their fourth in the first half.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
For the first time in more than four months, Washington Commanders General Manager Adam Peters and Coach Dan Quinn sat together in front of a row of cameras Monday and fielded questions from reporters.
—Tom Schad, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Kittle was carted off the field after being tackled following a catch in the second quarter.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The Packers scored touchdowns on each of their first three drives and reached field-goal range with limited time on their fourth in the first half.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Back in 1999, at Berkshire’s annual meeting, Buffett fielded a question from a shareholder on how to make $30 billion, Buffett’s approximate net worth at the time.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
For the first time in more than four months, Washington Commanders General Manager Adam Peters and Coach Dan Quinn sat together in front of a row of cameras Monday and fielded questions from reporters.
—Tom Schad, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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Including parking, amenities, and ground-floor retail, the $140 million structure spans roughly 420,000 square feet.—
Mark Dee
January 13,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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The university broke ground on the $200 million, eight-story law and education building in July 2023.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Jackson County Legislature only has jurisdiction over policies related to the county sheriff’s office and does not have explicit authority over federal immigration agencies or area cities’ police departments.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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The city of Fort Worth is moving forward with zoning changes to limit the concentration of businesses like liquor stores, smoke shops and payday lenders in one area.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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The pilot program, if passed, would run for 18 months, and the new zone would be between Market and Folsom streets and South Van Ness Avenue and Third Street.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Use extra caution near the surf zone as these large waves will be capable of sweeping people into the frigid and turbulent ocean water.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead of the battlefield, the defenseman and Woodstock native leads on the ice as a fifth-year veteran for his team.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Copper is critical for everything from phones and refrigerators to EV batteries, AI data centers, and battlefield drones.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Dutch Flats airfield was already home to Martin Jensen’s School of Flying and Carl Oelze’s San Diego Airport and Flying School.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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His plan centered on seizing the Hostomel airfield, a crucial staging post for an assault on the capital, but Putin’s forces got bogged down and eventually withdrew.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion, which as of early 2025 provided access to care for about 90,000 lower-income Idaho residents who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid but not enough for private insurance discounts.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Good's defenders – including city and state leaders – are calling what happened an unjustified attack; federal authorities say the agent was acting in self-defense.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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In Kyiv, a CNN reporter said that the attack began around midnight, starting with multiple drone strikes on residential buildings.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One county supervisor is now addressing the need and sharing his frustration with the lack of movement.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The design also addresses a common weakness of detonation engines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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