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a place where a battle takes place
wounded soldiers being carried off the battlefield
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Recent Examples of battlefield
Koffler, meanwhile, said the latest conscription numbers are intended to ensure that the correlation of forces on the battlefield and in reserves, continues to favor Russia.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Both countries are preparing for a spring-summer campaign on the battlefield, analysts and Ukrainian and Western officials say.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the U.S. for valor on the battlefield.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Any suspension or pause in support certainly does not do anything good for us on the battlefield, and for our defense.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Both countries are preparing for a spring-summer campaign on the battlefield, analysts and Ukrainian and Western officials say.
—The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the U.S. for valor on the battlefield.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Any suspension or pause in support certainly does not do anything good for us on the battlefield, and for our defense.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for battlefield
Recent Examples of Synonyms for battlefield
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Grimes scored in bunches against the Knicks on Tuesday and finished with a team-high 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field, 1-of-6 shooting from the three-point line and 9-of-10 from the foul line.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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But Monday night in the 120-94 victory that extended the Heat’s winning streak to a season-best five in a row, the second-year forward out of UCLA was 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 2 on 3-pointers.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, popular media and social discourse have turned this topic into a moral battleground, perpetuating myths that reinforce shame, fear and outdated stereotypes.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Crawford’s win marked a notable success for Democrats, who backed her in the race, and a setback for President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, who supported Schimel. Wisconsin, commonly considered a battleground state, went for Trump in 2024 and former President Biden in 2020.—
Tara Suter,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Developers are planning to break ground later this year on a 237-unit apartment building in Deerfield Beach, bringing activity to a mostly vacant lot whose southern tip is home to a two-story office building on the northwest corner of Federal Highway and Northwest Second Street.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2025
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Major rallies were held throughout the Bay Area, at Sacramento’s capitol grounds, in Southern California, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in New York City and Boston and other locations.—
Nhat V. Meyer,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Battlefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battlefield. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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