as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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It’s been nearly a full calendar year since Tyler Perry’s The Oval turned the White House into a literal battleground, ending its fifth season with members of #TeamHunter and #TeamVictoria opening fire on one another in the middle of the hallway.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Security and privacy—Apple’s core DNA—has become the latest battleground between the two phone giants, and Samsung had made clear its intent to close the gap.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But this deal quickly turned political, given U.S. Steel's importance to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, and both Biden and Donald Trump came out in rhetorical opposition.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
This representation of the digital world into a battleground for literary production finds its boundaries blurred, thereby eliminating the toxicity of black milk for women writers struggling to find their own balance.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
Security and privacy—Apple’s core DNA—has become the latest battleground between the two phone giants, and Samsung had made clear its intent to close the gap.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
But this deal quickly turned political, given U.S. Steel's importance to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, and both Biden and Donald Trump came out in rhetorical opposition.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
This representation of the digital world into a battleground for literary production finds its boundaries blurred, thereby eliminating the toxicity of black milk for women writers struggling to find their own balance.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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