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
Mavic drones are used for reconnaissance in Ukraine’s battlefields.
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Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The frontlines don't look like battlefields, but rather a computer screen, a phone call, or a social media message.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This decentralisation means that front lines and battlefields no longer exist in the same way, and conflict isn’t confined to physical, kinetic combat.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2024, fiber-optic drones began dominating battlefields, particularly in Kursk.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump presses Putin on peace Putin and his top officials have claimed willingness to make a deal, though have demanded the freezing of the current front lines and Ukraine's withdrawal from key battlefields including those in Donetsk Oblast in the east of the country.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Food delivery is one of the most fiercely competitive battlefields.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The frontlines don't look like battlefields, but rather a computer screen, a phone call, or a social media message.
—Mike Kuiken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
This decentralisation means that front lines and battlefields no longer exist in the same way, and conflict isn’t confined to physical, kinetic combat.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The company revealed that in today’s complex and contested battlefields, operators rely on fast and accurate communications to inform key decisions in the field.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service also manages nearly 400 other areas designated for their national significance as battlefields, military or historic sites, lakeshores, seashores, monuments, parkways, recreation areas, trails, rivers and preserves.
—Jeffrey C. Hallo, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
In 2024, fiber-optic drones began dominating battlefields, particularly in Kursk.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump presses Putin on peace Putin and his top officials have claimed willingness to make a deal, though have demanded the freezing of the current front lines and Ukraine's withdrawal from key battlefields including those in Donetsk Oblast in the east of the country.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefields
Noun
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Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles benefitted from short fields, covering 52 yards on their first touchdown drive after Harrison Butker missed a field-goal attempt, and 59 on their next, after a Patrick Mahomes interception and face-mask penalty pushed them quickly into KC territory.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Georgia has emerged as one of the nation’s most pivotal battlegrounds, flipping to President Joe Biden in 2020 and back to Trump in 2024, and delivering Democrats two Senate seats, even as Republicans have held the governor’s mansion for over two decades.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Vrabel probably adopted the practice from a former coach, Bill Belichick, who used to preach before every Patriots game that winning rested on wrestling control of a few battlegrounds.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two, three, and even four-bedroom residences are spacious, feature mature olive trees, relaxing grounds, and gourmet kitchens.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That's sound on both economic and strategic grounds.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Battlefields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefields. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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