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
As in other parts of the country, two-way busing of students to distant schools became a battlefield that lasted through the 1980s.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But since that announcement, Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and its battlefield push continued unabated.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Ukraine's exploitation of Starlink connectivity has been instrumental in directing military operations, supporting battlefield communications, and controlling drones engaged in reconnaissance and offensive strikes.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
But service doesn’t only happen on the battlefield.
—Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
But since that announcement, Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and its battlefield push continued unabated.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Ukraine's exploitation of Starlink connectivity has been instrumental in directing military operations, supporting battlefield communications, and controlling drones engaged in reconnaissance and offensive strikes.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
But service doesn’t only happen on the battlefield.
—Liz Hurtado, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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But the rocket quickly lost power from two of its engines and stalled just above the launch pad before coming down in a nearby field.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The White House aims to avoid a messy primary in the critical battleground state and is determining how to engage in the race.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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Her campaign failed to gain traction and Trump went on to win all seven battleground states, defying polls that showed Harris was the favorite.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
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The Trump administration launched an investigation into pharmaceutical imports in mid-April, setting the stage to impose tariffs on national security grounds.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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