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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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Recent Examples of field
Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Ohio State Buckeyes players stand on the field after a game against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Nov. 23, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 12 June 2025
David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Upon fielding the ball, Baty did not immediately throw home.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Many expected that Trump would find ways to protect their workforce, noting that without sufficient workers, food would rot in the fields, sending grocery prices skyrocketing.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Ohio State Buckeyes players stand on the field after a game against the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Nov. 23, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Verb
The Russians were the first to field fiber drones, barely more than a year ago, first in small numbers and then at scale.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Upon fielding the ball, Baty did not immediately throw home.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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Residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves, and the U.N. nuclear watchdog for the first time said Israeli strikes on Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz had also damaged its main underground section, not just an above-ground facility, as previously acknowledged.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Two projectiles reportedly hit the area around the airport.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2025
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Edmonton seemed to notice all those options -- except Matthew Tkachuk racing off the Panthers bench and into the Oilers zone.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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In fact, that’s what the new book, The Download, is about—how to access intuition and the genius zone and rewire your brain for miracles.—
Sara Connell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Though being able to identify and pursue targets can make even a rudimentary swarm more dangerous, the ability to soak up the defender’s data, share that information with other drones and adjust based on what’s happening on the battlefield is far more lethal.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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For the Kremlin, standing between Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize is risky, but agreeing to a cease-fire while Russia is making steady, if incremental, gains on the battlefield is a step too far.—
Andrew Ryvkin,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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The statement said coordinated operations by Kyiv and its allies were behind attacks on railways in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions, as well as Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian airfields on June 1, dubbed Operation Spiderweb.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Their cross-country flight was about 2 miles southeast of the airfield when, amid dense fog, the jet struck high-tension power lines and went down around 3:47 a.m., officials said.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC news,
8 June 2025
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The expansion of the child tax credit in the House and Senate versions of the bill is less than many pro-family conservatives would have liked.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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As luck would have it, the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as they were then known, were to begin play in 1998 and commence minor league and player development operations in 1997, a year after Militello threw his final pitch.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Iran, previously saying its nuclear program is solely for civilian purposes, has hit back with waves of missile attacks on Israel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Kernodle received a delivery less than 10 minutes before the attack, which happened just after 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Additionally, Western governments should address their relationship to the ongoing atrocities in the Uyghur Region and the deepening reliance on the PRC’s dominance of the critical minerals supply chain with immediate and decisive action.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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But perhaps the most telling moment came when panelists addressed the persistent question of work-life balance – a query, as Andrew Liang noted, rarely posed to male filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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