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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
Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Machado's two-run line shot off Springs into the left-field seats tied it with two outs in the first.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Mitch McCarthy boomed a high kick 55 yards, sending Toney backpedaling 15 yards near the right sidelines inside the Miami 5 to field the punt.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Noun
By beginning with 2018, the data isolates a period in which the Chevrolet-Honda rivalry remained important, while the fundamental aerodynamic platform was more consistent across the field.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Machado's two-run line shot off Springs into the left-field seats tied it with two outs in the first.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
Verb
Sierra Canyon will field its first girls flag football team this fall, Ellinghouse said.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Mitch McCarthy boomed a high kick 55 yards, sending Toney backpedaling 15 yards near the right sidelines inside the Miami 5 to field the punt.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
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In state elections this month an alliance led by above-ground communist parties was voted out in the southern state of Kerala, the first time in decades that Marxist political parties are not in power in any of India’s states or territories.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The project, which broke ground about a year ago, was funded through a combination of state matching funds and remaining city of Mission Viejo redevelopment funds.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The corridors and common areas are almost as memorable as the guest rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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Her shelves contained books on correct etiquette when entertaining (How to Do It, or, The Lively Art of Entertaining by Elsa Maxwell) and instructional books covering many areas of life, ranging from gardening and raising Siamese cats to keeping turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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And then in a 2-2 count to Sal Frelick, Sasaki threw a fastball up and out of the zone.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Officials also displayed a map that shows the blast zone if the tank fails and there is an explosion, as well as where the most severe damage of infrastructure is expected.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Tallinn, Estonia — Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, a European intelligence chief has told CNN.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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In this case, Russia has been able to fill a major gap in its drone arsenal by recovering battle-damaged and captured Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones, quickly repairing them, and returning them to the battlefield.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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As reported, Russian assets tend to use the same airfields during operations and tend to follow the same, or a limited set of patrol routes.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Even Shea Theodore, technically, was acquired via trade, with the Golden Knights agreeing to select Clayton Stoner’s onerous contract from the Ducks in the expansion draft as the cost of acquisition.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Suzuki went on to establish Seven & i Holdings in 2005 and oversaw its expansion into a retail conglomerate.—
Reuters 20 hr ago,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Each one would need to stock more interceptors and operate with escort ships to fend off attacks.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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The first-half diagnosis The strangest part of San Diego’s sophomore season is that the attack has not collapsed.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Officials have described the overhaul as a long-overdue restoration effort aimed at addressing decades of deferred maintenance, including deteriorating infrastructure, water damage, failing HVAC systems and structural concerns throughout the building.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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That those were the only victories in the team’s last 23 league games of this season will be a concern for the next manager to address, but domestic matters had in effect taken a backseat once Premier League status was assured.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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