minefield
noun
mine·field
ˈmīn-ˌfēld 
1
: an area (as of water or land) set with mines
2
: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution
a political minefield
Examples of minefield in a Sentence
This issue is a political minefield.
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Anyone who has been part of an organization that suffered a ransomware attack will attest that the time frame from attack to resolution is fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, turning stakeholder communication during this time into a veritable minefield.
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Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Expanding the Vocabulary With great discipline and sanity, Kamala Harris has been navigating a minefield of Trumpian insults and attempts to debase her.
—Patricia J. Williams, The New York Review of Books, 18 Oct. 2024
For Segal, the glut of information, and the ethical exhaustion that resulted, turned contemporary existence into a minefield, and politics was no way out.
—James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
And then, there’s Ben, whose return to Grey Sloan continues to be a minefield of insecurities.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Sandra Pretorius, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Expanding the Vocabulary With great discipline and sanity, Kamala Harris has been navigating a minefield of Trumpian insults and attempts to debase her.
—Patricia J. Williams, The New York Review of Books, 18 Oct. 2024
For Segal, the glut of information, and the ethical exhaustion that resulted, turned contemporary existence into a minefield, and politics was no way out.
—James Marcus, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
And then, there’s Ben, whose return to Grey Sloan continues to be a minefield of insecurities.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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