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as in ground
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history
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as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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as in attack
active fighting during the course of a war
in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician
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as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers celebrated the victory on a neutral field and weren’t able to have a parade in downtown Los Angeles because of health and safety restrictions.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The resulting twisters led the National Weather Service to issue 126 tornado warnings, and the agency’s Storm Prediction Center fielded 45 preliminary reports of tornadoes.
—NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As Messi and Bad Bunny continue to redefine paradigms in their fields, this collaboration is not just a testament to their stardom but a celebration of the crossroads of culture, music and sports.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
The Dodgers celebrated the victory on a neutral field and weren’t able to have a parade in downtown Los Angeles because of health and safety restrictions.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
In 2019, the City Section reprimanded the Gauchos for fielding an ineligible player after investigating the program.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The resulting twisters led the National Weather Service to issue 126 tornado warnings, and the agency’s Storm Prediction Center fielded 45 preliminary reports of tornadoes.
—NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 26 Oct. 2024.
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