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
In battleground districts, 84% of voters support maintaining Medicare Advantage funding.
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Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Florida’s beaches deserve better than becoming annual battlegrounds, and law and order must come first.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the 2024 election, Democrats have flipped over two dozen seats in Republican and battleground states.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
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Joe Hardy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
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.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Florida’s beaches deserve better than becoming annual battlegrounds, and law and order must come first.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the 2024 election, Democrats have flipped over two dozen seats in Republican and battleground states.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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The Union League, in contrast, was for those who could demonstrate their commitment to the national cause, and its clubhouse quickly became a place to get the latest news from the Southern battlefields.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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And in some parts of the battlefield, the Ukrainians have made gains.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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