battleground

noun

bat·​tle·​ground ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)

Examples of battleground in a Sentence

the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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In the Electoral College, Trump managed to win all seven battleground states over Harris, including Nevada, a state not won by a Republican candidate since former President George W. Bush sought reelection in 2004. Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Dec. 2024 Of the five battleground states where a Senate race was on the ballot, Democrats won four, losing only Pennsylvania’s, and that one by a mere fifteen thousand votes, or 0.2 per cent. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024 In August 2023, Trump and 18 others were indicted for allegedly conspiring to overturn now-President Joe Biden's narrow election victory in the battleground state of Georgia. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 From a judicial race in the battleground state of Pennsylvania to several notable mayoral races, political observers will be watching to see how these races could signal which way the political winds are blowing. Jared Gans, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for battleground 

Word History

First Known Use

1573, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of battleground was in 1573

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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleground. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.

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battleground

noun
bat·​tle·​ground -ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)

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