as in stronghold
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Recent Examples of battlefront
That decision was made by Tehran in an attempt to turn Lebanon into another battlefront.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business.
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Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
The homefront became an essential battlefront.
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Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
This next stage of what has been a raging war between former colleagues since the dark days of the Covid pandemic represents a surge on the judicial battlefront.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for battlefront
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Those proceedings are one of three battlefronts in a steadily escalating legal war targeting core parts of the representation business.
—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
The homefront became an essential battlefront.
—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
This next stage of what has been a raging war between former colleagues since the dark days of the Covid pandemic represents a surge on the judicial battlefront.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for battlefront
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefront
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History fans should look out for the climb up to the Château de Montségur, once a stronghold of the Cathar religious rebels, and scene of a bloody siege in 1244.
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According to the indictment made public this week, the Hoovers had strongholds over specific hotels and motels in their territory, including the Stadium Inn & Spas.
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Was a wedding at that hulking fortress in Midtown Manhattan gauche?
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The footage opens with fortress-like coastal imagery before moving into large-scale period sets, suggesting the film will have the epic scope of Hugo’s story while grounding it in a raw visual language.
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Because Cook County and the city of Chicago remain a Democratic bastion, new voters will not have the choice of getting new ideas or a fresh set of eyes from an independent or a Republican candidate.
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These organizations claim to be bastions of journalism, Defenders of Democracy, and heroes in the fight for truth in government.
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Unlike traditional sports chants, Jama blends music, rhythm and movement into an expression of community that exists well beyond the soccer field.
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The referee on the field, Raphael Claus, has previously been investigated for match fixing in Brazil, though of course, there's no indication that this was a motivating factor in this case.
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefront. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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