as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Recent Examples of battleground
The western Maryland battleground still carries a somber, haunting energy, a reminder of the war’s steep cost.
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Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
Lemon hitting the late-night circuit intensifies its spotlight as a free-speech battleground.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Harris was a frequent presence in battleground North Carolina during her presidential campaign in 2024.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
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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Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
Lemon hitting the late-night circuit intensifies its spotlight as a free-speech battleground.
—Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Harris was a frequent presence in battleground North Carolina during her presidential campaign in 2024.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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In the 17th century, the Thirty Years’ War between Catholics and Protestants claimed as many as 8 million victims, about a fifth of the population in the Central European battlefield.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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And so it would be given to people as a way of trying to boost their energy in difficult physical moments on the battlefield.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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