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
But they’re used to an older style of war, fought on open battlefields.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
Months later, President Abraham Lincoln would return to the battlefields to give his famous address recognizing the Union dead.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Once a president can recast criminal law enforcement as war, the danger is not confined to Venezuela or foreign battlefields.
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Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The Army in the next four to six weeks plans to set up at least two domestic ranges that mimic realistic conditions on Ukraine battlefields, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
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Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history.
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Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The small, first-person view (FPV) drones cost between $3,000 and $5,000 each, according to reporting from Rest of World, and are similar to the many explosive FPV drones being used on the battlefields in Ukraine.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Furthermore, this intelligent flight system is designed for high-interference battlefields, allowing the drone to navigate and operate reliably even when facing intense electronic warfare or signal jamming.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Modern triage systems emerged from battlefields where medical personnel had to decide, in seconds, who could be saved.
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Rob Lewis,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
1 July 2026
Months later, President Abraham Lincoln would return to the battlefields to give his famous address recognizing the Union dead.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Once a president can recast criminal law enforcement as war, the danger is not confined to Venezuela or foreign battlefields.
—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The Army in the next four to six weeks plans to set up at least two domestic ranges that mimic realistic conditions on Ukraine battlefields, according to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history.
—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The small, first-person view (FPV) drones cost between $3,000 and $5,000 each, according to reporting from Rest of World, and are similar to the many explosive FPV drones being used on the battlefields in Ukraine.
—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Furthermore, this intelligent flight system is designed for high-interference battlefields, allowing the drone to navigate and operate reliably even when facing intense electronic warfare or signal jamming.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Modern triage systems emerged from battlefields where medical personnel had to decide, in seconds, who could be saved.
—
Rob Lewis,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefields
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His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
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The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
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The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives.
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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.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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