as in battlefields
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Recent Examples of battlegrounds
Interviewers spoke with 3,659 likely voters between June 15 and 29, 2026, in the Senate battlegrounds of Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
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New York Times,
1 July 2026
The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 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.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Private label is one of the most important battlegrounds in modern retail.
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Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
As with most titles in the category, hallways become battlegrounds and bedrooms double as sanctuaries.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California.
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Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Combined with Collins’ record of winning tough races and a growing list of Senate battlegrounds, that’s enough to persuade some Democrats to look beyond Maine.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
The field for one of the more surprising midterm battlegrounds is set, as nominees for Iowa's competitive governor, Senate and House races have been decided.
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Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 June 2026
New York Times,
1 July 2026
The high-profile races for governor and Congress are consuming almost all of Florida’s political oxygen, but Broward and Palm Beach counties are battlegrounds for some intensely competitive primary and general election contests for the state Senate and state House of Representatives.
—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 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,
22 June 2026
Private label is one of the most important battlegrounds in modern retail.
—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
As with most titles in the category, hallways become battlegrounds and bedrooms double as sanctuaries.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California.
—
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Combined with Collins’ record of winning tough races and a growing list of Senate battlegrounds, that’s enough to persuade some Democrats to look beyond Maine.
—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
The field for one of the more surprising midterm battlegrounds is set, as nominees for Iowa's competitive governor, Senate and House races have been decided.
—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlegrounds
battlefields
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But they’re used to an older style of war, fought on open battlefields.
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Months later, President Abraham Lincoln would return to the battlefields to give his famous address recognizing the Union dead.
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“Battlegrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlegrounds. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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