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Recent Examples of battlefront
New Deal agencies inspired the creation of the War Production Board in 1942, which mobilized business and rationed resources for the battlefront.
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2023
In it, a full ceasefire would take effect along the existing battlefront, the United States would grant legal recognition to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and Ukraine would forgo NATO membership.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Michael Brenes, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2023
In it, a full ceasefire would take effect along the existing battlefront, the United States would grant legal recognition to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and Ukraine would forgo NATO membership.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
Noun
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Broward County is the only solid Democratic stronghold in South Florida.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
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The district covers all of the heavily Democratic Cincinnati and eastern Hamilton County suburbs but also includes the Republican stronghold of Warren County.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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It was built as a fortress for weapons in the early 20th century.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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This nation was never meant to be a fortress of exclusion, but a sanctuary of inclusion.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
4 July 2025
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Connecticut has been a bastion of punk rock since the punk movement first began in the 1970s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
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These are not bastions of liberalism or wild progressives that have come out and said the public have a right to know what is in these documents.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 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
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This field is generating significant buzz among major tech companies like IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The account, originally meant to help fund both of their college expenses, has now become the center of a family disagreement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Some had been in the center for weeks, others for months.—
Brent McDonald,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefront. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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