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Recent Examples of turf
Otherwise, competition with Chinese players can be brutally unforgiving—not just on their home turf, but increasingly overseas as well.
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Joe Ngai, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Homecoming Miami is finally going to play for another national championship, and it will be played on its home turf.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond tweaking its entertainment offerings, Hard Rock is also exploring the addition of a hotel and other amenities to defend its turf against the Ho-Chunk Nation, which is building a $405 million casino complex 18 miles away in Beloit, Wisconsin.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Either the Ducks or Hoosiers will face the Miami Hurricanes, who will be playing on their home turf after their thrilling victory over Ole Miss on Thursday night.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Joe Ngai, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Homecoming Miami is finally going to play for another national championship, and it will be played on its home turf.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Beyond tweaking its entertainment offerings, Hard Rock is also exploring the addition of a hotel and other amenities to defend its turf against the Ho-Chunk Nation, which is building a $405 million casino complex 18 miles away in Beloit, Wisconsin.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Either the Ducks or Hoosiers will face the Miami Hurricanes, who will be playing on their home turf after their thrilling victory over Ole Miss on Thursday night.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turf
Noun
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In the 1930s, American oil companies arrived in Cofán territory.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump has sought to acquire the Arctic territory since his first term.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The sensor can record long and short exposures simultaneously, improving sharpness when subjects move.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The addition of those provisions, the lawsuit argues, violated a requirement in the Missouri Constitution that laws only deal with one subject.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turf. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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