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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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2
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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Recent Examples of field
Big Think, 11 Oct. 2025
And after Bill Belichick and North Carolina dominated the news during their idle week, there’s plenty of intriguing on-field action to watch on Saturday.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One will field dress in the open while the other guards from 30 or 40 yards away.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That’s why an observing program like COSMOS-Web, the largest, widest-field JWST observing program to date, is so important.
—Big Think, 11 Oct. 2025
And after Bill Belichick and North Carolina dominated the news during their idle week, there’s plenty of intriguing on-field action to watch on Saturday.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Andy Pages hit a slow tapper back to the mound, but pitcher Orion Kerkering couldn't field it cleanly.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
One will field dress in the open while the other guards from 30 or 40 yards away.
—Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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These tours showcase a few of New Orleans’ 42 cemeteries, where the dead are famously laid to rest above ground.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Here’s the Week 8 schedule for Fort Worth-area high school football teams.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hunters in alligator management zone 1 in southwest Arkansas checked 69 alligators, and hunters in south-central Arkansas, zone 2, harvested four.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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But instincts got to him, and one pitch later, Turang swung at a ball out of the zone to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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And as the superpowers moved on from Cold War battlefields, the ideological paradigms that had once made Central American revolutions feel globally significant faded with them.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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Even people far from the battlefield—on the Pacific Coast, in Spanish Mexico, and in the Caribbean—suffered from the war through famine or epidemic.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The island’s ports and airfields now serve as critical hubs for refueling, resupply, and surveillance.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Traditionally, expansion announcements come at the main December owners meeting.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Equity funding supports long-term innovation and expansion, while growth debt offers flexible capital for scaling operations efficiently.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Shannon will man larger perimeter players, but not necessarily the point of attack as often.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Detroit head coach Dan Campbell began his postgame press conference by addressing the incident.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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As the reigning champions of both TNA and NXT, their next move is expected to be addressed on this week's episode of WWE NXT, where a new challenger will likely emerge.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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