as in battlefields
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Furthermore, the key battlegrounds between China and the US will be reusable spacecraft and proliferated architect satellite networks.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
Test yourself on film feats, basketball battlegrounds and sizzling speeches inthis week's American Culture Quiz.
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The additional troops have been sent to the battlegrounds in Russia’s Kursk region, the reports said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Quebec and Ontario, historically crucial battlegrounds, have seen a significant increase in Liberal support.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Polarization Hurts Everyone Workplaces are becoming political battlegrounds, and Gen Z is feeling it.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Martin's map of support covers a large part of the country, from reliably Democratic strongholds like Washington State to the conservative areas of Utah and Wyoming and the key presidential battlegrounds of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
New York and California Two blue states, New York and California, have been key House battlegrounds in recent election cycles, and 2026 should be no different, with both parties defending competitive seats in both states.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
Test yourself on film feats, basketball battlegrounds and sizzling speeches inthis week's American Culture Quiz.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on film feats, basketball battlegrounds and sizzling speeches.
—Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
The additional troops have been sent to the battlegrounds in Russia’s Kursk region, the reports said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Quebec and Ontario, historically crucial battlegrounds, have seen a significant increase in Liberal support.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Polarization Hurts Everyone Workplaces are becoming political battlegrounds, and Gen Z is feeling it.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Martin's map of support covers a large part of the country, from reliably Democratic strongholds like Washington State to the conservative areas of Utah and Wyoming and the key presidential battlegrounds of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
New York and California Two blue states, New York and California, have been key House battlegrounds in recent election cycles, and 2026 should be no different, with both parties defending competitive seats in both states.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Battlegrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlegrounds. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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