as in field
a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefield
The game's evolution — from battlefield training tool to home entertainment — is a notable first, and it is tied directly to Ukraine's ongoing efforts to repel Russia's four-year, full-scale invasion.
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Archie Clarke, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Starlink terminals have been widely used by both sides during the ongoing conflict to enhance battlefield connectivity.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … ULTIMATE SACRIFICE – Staff sergeant's selfless battlefield sacrifice earns nation's highest military award.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Audiences can actually celebrate Valentine’s Day with this cinematic reminder that love can be a battlefield.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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Archie Clarke, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Starlink terminals have been widely used by both sides during the ongoing conflict to enhance battlefield connectivity.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … ULTIMATE SACRIFICE – Staff sergeant's selfless battlefield sacrifice earns nation's highest military award.
—FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Audiences can actually celebrate Valentine’s Day with this cinematic reminder that love can be a battlefield.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
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Maybe Romero was the perfect vice-captain under former head coach Ange Postecoglou because his fiery on-field persona balanced the calmness of Son Heung-min.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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For decades the old guard has held the line in the South, but the drumbeat of change grew like a fight song on a college football field.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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And in recent weeks, the DNC has at times turned to Kelly, the battleground senator from Arizona, to help bring in cash.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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The broader package includes Boeing P8I Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft for its navy, anti-tank mines for its ground forces, and upgrades to its Soviet-era T-72 tanks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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These organisms survived the rise and fall of ice sheets, the extinction of megafauna and the entire arc of human history — all while sitting in frozen silence beneath the Alaskan ground.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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