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
Tech has become the next battleground in the trade war between the U.S. and China.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 27 May 2025
Israel and Turkey have long seen Syria as a key battleground for regional influence, and Trump credited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for taking out Assad.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 23 May 2025
But history emerged as a particular battleground in Russia following the ideological and material chaos of the 1990s.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
Winning back the Senate will be tougher, with more Democrats on defense in battleground states.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 27 May 2025
Israel and Turkey have long seen Syria as a key battleground for regional influence, and Trump credited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for taking out Assad.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 23 May 2025
But history emerged as a particular battleground in Russia following the ideological and material chaos of the 1990s.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
Winning back the Senate will be tougher, with more Democrats on defense in battleground states.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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Zelenskyy said the setbacks for the Kremlin would help force it to the negotiating table, even as its pursues a summer offensive on the battlefield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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Ukraine hits Russia's fleet of bombers The conflict has been heating up, with Russia launching its biggest drone attacks of the war and advancing on the battlefield in May at its fastest rate in six months.—
Vladimir Soldatkin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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