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as in grounds
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefields
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 airfields
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 expanses
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 actions
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 addresses
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 fields
John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The revenue hit is only the visible half of the story; the same pullback is rippling upstream, into the fields, feedlots, and water tables that supply all that food.
—Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
Observations may be translated into categories and data fields that are easier for AI systems to process.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Reducing risk and uncertainty in animal cooperation The study emerged from a large interdisciplinary effort involving 58 researchers working across fields including animal behavior, ecology, evolution, anthropology, and linguistics.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Preferences will be given to people in those fields, but the units will also become available to the public at large.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
In the summer, wander through the numerous lavender fields—the area bills itself as the Lavender Capital of North America.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
The animation section fields five features.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2026
The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
For a coverage area of just over eight square miles, Polep said the Fire Department fields roughly 36 calls a day, averaging to about 12,500 a year.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Noun
The ceremony took place near the town of La Hormiga which is surrounded by vast fields of coca bushes, the raw material for cocaine that the Border Commandos export.
—John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026
Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The revenue hit is only the visible half of the story; the same pullback is rippling upstream, into the fields, feedlots, and water tables that supply all that food.
—Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026
Observations may be translated into categories and data fields that are easier for AI systems to process.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Reducing risk and uncertainty in animal cooperation The study emerged from a large interdisciplinary effort involving 58 researchers working across fields including animal behavior, ecology, evolution, anthropology, and linguistics.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Preferences will be given to people in those fields, but the units will also become available to the public at large.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
In the summer, wander through the numerous lavender fields—the area bills itself as the Lavender Capital of North America.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
Verb
Founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold, a wealthy explorer with ties to Standard Oil, the 20,000-acre facility (including Buck Island Ranch) fields studies of many different wildlife species, but its flagship is an endangered bird, the Scrub Jay.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
The animation section fields five features.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2026
The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
For a coverage area of just over eight square miles, Polep said the Fire Department fields roughly 36 calls a day, averaging to about 12,500 a year.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fields
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She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon that protected sea turtle nesting grounds and southern Lebanon's Mediterranean coast.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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In 2019, as Scientific American reported at the time, researchers discovered that some poison frog dads may travel as far as 400 meters (or about a quarter of a mile) in an apparent search for ideal nursery grounds.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
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Other actions to reduce risk include avoiding exposure during peak feeding times at dusk and dawn, wearing long sleeves and pants to prevent mosquito bites, and draining standing water in yards and gardens to minimize breeding areas.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The property is within hiking distance of Hervadalir, one of the country’s largest geothermal areas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The city said residents can view an interactive map of mosquito activity, virus testing results and trap zones on VDCI's website.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Through data analysis and on-the-ground reporting, the series revealed gaps in oversight and showed how many vulnerable properties lie outside official flood zones.—
Dana Banker,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The small, first-person view (FPV) drones cost between $3,000 and $5,000 each, according to reporting from Rest of World, and are similar to the many explosive FPV drones being used on the battlefields in Ukraine.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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Furthermore, this intelligent flight system is designed for high-interference battlefields, allowing the drone to navigate and operate reliably even when facing intense electronic warfare or signal jamming.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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The companies say the approach could give military units greater flexibility in contested environments where traditional airfields may be unavailable or vulnerable.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Over the past decade, Beijing transformed several reefs and outcroppings in the Spratly Islands into fortified artificial islands equipped with airfields, deep-water ports, radar systems and missile sites.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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This is not even considering the dedication of vast expanses of farmland to solar farms.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The Okefenokee swamp's prairies are vast, watery expanses dotted with floating islands and stands of cypress and other trees.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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Administration statements might pledge to protect Americans from toxic pollution, the scientists say, but many of its actions run counter to those words.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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This revelation sparks questions about a potential double standard by MLB, suggesting a stricter enforcement of uniform policies now that the issue has garnered national attention, compared to Kershaw's similar past actions.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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This transaction addresses the Mets' ongoing need for reliable depth as injuries continue to test various positions across the roster.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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With assistance from a lawyer friend and a CPA family member, the pair addresses topics ranging from backstage etiquette to managing social media to dealing with record labels and publishing companies.—
Daniel Kohn,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fields. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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