as in fields
a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefields
These were modern inventions made possible by the introduction of railroads to transport prisoners long distances from battlefields, and by the growth of administrative and organizational structures required to manage not just mass armies but hundreds of thousands of prisoners.
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Halo Studios is also introducing vehicles and weapons from later Halo entries, upping the variety of the action on the game's many battlefields.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
However, modern battlefields, such as those in Ukraine, have changed significantly since the Cold War.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The war in Ukraine leaves no doubt that national grid systems comprise primary targets, even battlefields, going forward.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The authorities deployed military-grade electronic weaponry designed to disrupt the GPS signals that Starlink equipment needs to function, a step that activists and civil society groups said was rarely taken outside battlefields like those in Ukraine.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After September 11, presidents dramatically expanded the use of special operations and intelligence assets to dismantle terror networks operating beyond conventional battlefields.
—Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Local news, which would become its primary franchise, was secondary to informing isolated Idahoans on the latest from the battlefields and the East and the West coasts.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
These cuts threaten the hundreds of sites within the national parks system, which includes monuments, historic sites, and battlefields.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Halo Studios is also introducing vehicles and weapons from later Halo entries, upping the variety of the action on the game's many battlefields.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
However, modern battlefields, such as those in Ukraine, have changed significantly since the Cold War.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The war in Ukraine leaves no doubt that national grid systems comprise primary targets, even battlefields, going forward.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The authorities deployed military-grade electronic weaponry designed to disrupt the GPS signals that Starlink equipment needs to function, a step that activists and civil society groups said was rarely taken outside battlefields like those in Ukraine.
—New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
After September 11, presidents dramatically expanded the use of special operations and intelligence assets to dismantle terror networks operating beyond conventional battlefields.
—Timothy M. Herbst, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Local news, which would become its primary franchise, was secondary to informing isolated Idahoans on the latest from the battlefields and the East and the West coasts.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
These cuts threaten the hundreds of sites within the national parks system, which includes monuments, historic sites, and battlefields.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefields
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But the extent of Epstein’s connections to seemingly countless powerful individuals in numerous fields, including media, validates the feeling that some Epstein obsessives have shared.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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But Gates’s agricultural holdings alone give him exposure to everything from corn and soy fields in the Midwest to potato operations in the Pacific Northwest, typically managed by professionals through his Cascade Investment vehicle.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 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,
5 Feb. 2026
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Federal attorneys have already faced criticism from a judge in Minnesota, which has emerged as one of the most heated immigration battlegrounds so far.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the days after the Bondi Beach massacre – allegedly committed by a father and son who had embraced Islamic State ideology – the government announced sweeping new gun laws, tougher rules on hate speech, and stronger powers for the home affairs minister to cancel visas on character grounds.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the number of cillíní and burial sites uncovered, the practices surrounding these unconsecrated grounds reveal a complex emotional landscape marked by grief, shame, and trauma, according to the press release.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Battlefields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefields. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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