theater of war
noun phrase
: the entire land, sea, and air area that is or may become involved directly in war operations compare theater of operations
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The same story plays out in every theater of war because there is virtually no place where humans live in complete isolation from other species.
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The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday morning that the Israel Defense Forces would not withdraw from the multiple theaters of war where it is deployed.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Their loved ones are deployed to the theater of war.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The administration seems to have a great appetite for describing the theater of war in the moment: leaders killed, warships sunk, airspace conquered—
Hegseth: Death and destruction from the sky, all day long.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
We have been reduced, quite literally, to staging theaters of war.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
According to Tennessee state archives, more than 315,501 Tennesseans went on to serve in various theaters of war in WWII.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Dec. 2025
This assignment was a significant turning point in his career, providing him with the opportunity to command a major army in a crucial theater of war.
—W.e. Gutman, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Especially if that command is given outside the theater of war, with no imminent danger to personnel, and even more so when present on the streets of an American city where the people those soldiers swore to defend are petitioning the actions of their government.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday morning that the Israel Defense Forces would not withdraw from the multiple theaters of war where it is deployed.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Their loved ones are deployed to the theater of war.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
The administration seems to have a great appetite for describing the theater of war in the moment: leaders killed, warships sunk, airspace conquered—
Hegseth: Death and destruction from the sky, all day long.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
We have been reduced, quite literally, to staging theaters of war.
—Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2026
According to Tennessee state archives, more than 315,501 Tennesseans went on to serve in various theaters of war in WWII.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Dec. 2025
This assignment was a significant turning point in his career, providing him with the opportunity to command a major army in a crucial theater of war.
—W.e. Gutman, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Especially if that command is given outside the theater of war, with no imminent danger to personnel, and even more so when present on the streets of an American city where the people those soldiers swore to defend are petitioning the actions of their government.
—Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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