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as in grounds
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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2
as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefields
a place where a battle takes place
the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history
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as in airfields
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation
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as in expanses
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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as in actions
active fighting during the course of a war
in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician
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as in addresses
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of fields
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
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Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Included in the Distributed Digital Systems (DDiS) program package, the control system supervises and manages installations in the fields of energy, propulsion, diving safety and auxiliary systems.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
South of Portland, the Coast Starlight travels through Oregon’s Willamette Valley—where farmland, vineyards, and wide-open fields extend toward the horizon—before the train begins a gradual climb toward the Cascade Range.
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Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
Visitors are also welcome to book nail services in the salon area, where enormous windows overlook the property’s surrounding fields.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Civility research matters for ethics education across every discipline, especially fields such as law or medicine where contentious political and moral disagreements are likely to arise.
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Deborah Mower,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The global foodservice company gets platinum ratings in such fields as restaurant cook and server.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Astros joined forces with the Texas Rangers, Communities Foundation of Texas and others to pitch in nearly $3 million to rebuild the fields so these kids didn't miss a single pitch.
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Bo Evans,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions.
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
The animation section fields five features.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 May 2026
The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
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Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
For a coverage area of just over eight square miles, Polep said the Fire Department fields roughly 36 calls a day, averaging to about 12,500 a year.
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Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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His companies have redrawn the boundaries of multiple economic fields—the automotive industry, the aerospace sector, satellite communications—and his direct influence has helped transform the world’s most powerful government.
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Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The magnetic pull for those whose ultimate prize is privacy and connection to nature is towards gardens, forests, fields and beachfronts that stretch into the distance, delineating possibilities.
—
Nielsen Dinwoodie,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Included in the Distributed Digital Systems (DDiS) program package, the control system supervises and manages installations in the fields of energy, propulsion, diving safety and auxiliary systems.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
South of Portland, the Coast Starlight travels through Oregon’s Willamette Valley—where farmland, vineyards, and wide-open fields extend toward the horizon—before the train begins a gradual climb toward the Cascade Range.
—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
Visitors are also welcome to book nail services in the salon area, where enormous windows overlook the property’s surrounding fields.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Civility research matters for ethics education across every discipline, especially fields such as law or medicine where contentious political and moral disagreements are likely to arise.
—
Deborah Mower,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The global foodservice company gets platinum ratings in such fields as restaurant cook and server.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The Astros joined forces with the Texas Rangers, Communities Foundation of Texas and others to pitch in nearly $3 million to rebuild the fields so these kids didn't miss a single pitch.
—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Verb
Founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold, a wealthy explorer with ties to Standard Oil, the 20,000-acre facility (including Buck Island Ranch) fields studies of many different wildlife species, but its flagship is an endangered bird, the Scrub Jay.
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Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education.
—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions.
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Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
The animation section fields five features.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 May 2026
The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Starting the service in 2021 with just three vehicles, the operation now fields 21 vans and sport utility vehicles offering round-the-clock response throughout the region.
—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
For a coverage area of just over eight square miles, Polep said the Fire Department fields roughly 36 calls a day, averaging to about 12,500 a year.
—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fields
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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Set on nearly three acres, the approximately 6,100-square-foot residence featured six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, along with a semicircular living room, marble floors, and lush grounds anchored by a pool and loggia.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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The city presented three scenarios for Hemphill, which would involve either no change to the current traffic flow, adding two lanes of traffic back in certain areas, or adding them back along the entire corridor.
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In the video, the LAPD officer can be heard citing California Vehicle Code Section 22651(n), a law that allows law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles parked in restricted zones.
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Many areas have been exempted for a variety of reasons, including lots in hillside fire zones and lots in Historic Protection Overlay Zones.
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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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For amphibious groups such as the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, that means greater situational awareness while operating far from shore and without dependence on nearby airfields.
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Trump publicly soured on Meloni during Operation Epic Fury, when Italy refused to help with the war and forbade the use of its airfields for logistical assistance.
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Surrounded by wide open expanses of the Santa Monica Mountains, this modern abode has a direct connection with its surroundings via the sliding doors and casement windows that swing open to beckon in fresh air and sunlight.
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For example, the warmer temperatures in the El Niño region are happening in the context of warmer than normal temperatures across vast expanses in the Pacific.
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Her death sparked weeks of protests nationwide, calling for an end to an increase in immigration enforcement actions.
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Knowing Brady and Sullivan have gone after so many years of us trying to get them out is great, but Daniel Kretinsky needs to put actions into words to keep our trust.
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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Vladimir Putin addresses the audience at the 23rd Congress of the United Russia party in Moscow on June 28, 2026.
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The third asks which of OWASP LLM01, LLM06, ASI01 and ASI06 the product addresses through a working control rather than a marketing claim.
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“Fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fields. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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