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a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefield
Koffler, meanwhile, said the latest conscription numbers are intended to ensure that the correlation of forces on the battlefield and in reserves, continues to favor Russia.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Both countries are preparing for a spring-summer campaign on the battlefield, analysts and Ukrainian and Western officials say.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the U.S. for valor on the battlefield.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Any suspension or pause in support certainly does not do anything good for us on the battlefield, and for our defense.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Both countries are preparing for a spring-summer campaign on the battlefield, analysts and Ukrainian and Western officials say.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the U.S. for valor on the battlefield.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Any suspension or pause in support certainly does not do anything good for us on the battlefield, and for our defense.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
Noun
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The trees border pastures and fields of corn and beans.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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In 65 games, the former Kentucky Wildcat is averaging 17.2 points per game, 3.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 0.9 steals while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 32.5 percent from three in 31.6 minutes.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, popular media and social discourse have turned this topic into a moral battleground, perpetuating myths that reinforce shame, fear and outdated stereotypes.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The attorney general and secretary of state in Nevada, a presidential battleground, defended their state’s elections as fair, secure and transparent, and objected to the president’s attempt to interfere in how they are run.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2025
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Developers are planning to break ground later this year on a 237-unit apartment building in Deerfield Beach, bringing activity to a mostly vacant lot whose southern tip is home to a two-story office building on the northwest corner of Federal Highway and Northwest Second Street.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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Major rallies were held throughout the Bay Area, at Sacramento’s capitol grounds, in Southern California, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in New York City and Boston and other locations.—
Nhat V. Meyer,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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