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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
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The field of would-be governors is wide, but the two likely to have the most campaign money are billionaire investor Tom Steyer and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who represent the ideological parameters of the Democratic hopefuls.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
But Jason Kidd Select South will also serve athletes in fourth through eighth grade and in high school, with plans to field approximately 12 to 15 teams across all age levels.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Perhaps most notably, Amarillo is home to Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation featuring 10 Cadillacs buried in a field—uniquely, visitors are encouraged to graffiti the cars with spray paint.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
The field of would-be governors is wide, but the two likely to have the most campaign money are billionaire investor Tom Steyer and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who represent the ideological parameters of the Democratic hopefuls.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
The crew will not only have to field lengthy acceptance speeches, music cues and shepherd 2,500 guests around, but also facilitate live performances from KPop Demon Hunters trio Huntrix and Jessie Ware.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
But Jason Kidd Select South will also serve athletes in fourth through eighth grade and in high school, with plans to field approximately 12 to 15 teams across all age levels.
—Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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After a brief stint as an empty lot-cum-parking lot, the property was slated to become an Andaz Hotel, breaking ground around 2015 and then fizzling out a few years later.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Hush on the ski slopes With a dormitory and classroom building steps from chair lifts rising into Sugar Bowl’s 1,600 skiable acres of steep chutes, skiable bowls and glade tree skiing, the Academy is a training ground for skilled mountain athletes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Halverson, who grew up in the Minneapolis area near Minnehaha Park, was drafted at the age of 20.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Long before cell phones, the internet, or instant communications, the storm struck almost without warning and at a disastrous time of day, especially in the Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, metro areas.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Athletes just flood the zone and the party begins.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Crest Canyon Crest Canyon, known as District X1A, is in the construction phase, which is divided into three work zones that run through September.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Both Moscow and Kyiv have cutting-edge drone warfare capabilities forged in the grim laboratory of war where battlefield innovations have rewritten modern battle tactics.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The two bases have long served as crucial overseas US military staging posts for operations far from home, with Diego Garcia a key airfield for the US’ heavy bomber fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The port has invested nearly $42 million — a combination of port money and grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration — for airfield and airport upgrades, including the vertiport site about a block from the campus’ headquarters.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A week after Meta committed to using millions of Nvidia’s processors to power its AI expansion, the social media company has inked another mammoth chip deal, this time with Advanced Micro Devices.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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At the Port Authority Bus Terminal expansion, half a mile uptown, Staller trained his lens on giant tubes of steel rimmed with teeth—core drill sections, frosted with snow, like colossal ziti topped with mozzarella cheese—which a crane was hoisting into place.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Israel’s government has repeatedly criticized its counterpart in Australia for failing to address antisemitic attacks in the country.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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At least 77 people were killed in various attacks in Kordofan due to drone warfare in February.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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To address that dilemma, the pediatric hospital implemented literacy screenings in about half of its 13 clinics, assigning a literacy coordinator to each.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Rubio said the administration wants to strengthen ties with the region in the wake of the Venezuela operation and ensure that issues such as crime and economic opportunities are jointly addressed.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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