battle line

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Recent Examples of battle line The battle lines seem to be forming along industry and geography. Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026 The showdown over the future of the Colorado The battle lines have largely been the same for months, with the three lower basin states in one camp and four upper basin states in the other. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 Feb. 2026 The key battle line however, was Greene's campaigning for the adminstration to release the entirety of ‘Epstein files'. Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Dec. 2025 Modern Naval planners forget that, for small ships, the transit to the World War II battle line was usually an awkward and often grinding mix of travel. Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for battle line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
  • The eastern flank is not a distant European problem, but a front line in a broader confrontation with Russia and its allies.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Six people were killed in the attacks on Wednesday in western Ukraine, far from the front line.
    Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Smugglers Run has always been full of distractions, as the screen — in front and somewhat above guests — pulls viewers away from the seat-adjacent wall controls.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • The service South Africa’s hospitality culture, to many, is par excellence, and Echo’s nearly all-South African front-of-house team feels like a natural extension of this (just in briskier climes).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026

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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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