battlefront
noun
bat·tle·front
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt 
1
: the military sector in which actual combat takes place
2
: a place or context within which a struggle is fought
… he had already served more than a decade as an attorney on the battlefronts of the civil rights movement.—
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In it, a full ceasefire would take effect along the existing battlefront, the United States would grant legal recognition to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, and Ukraine would forgo NATO membership.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
While Moscow has certainly seen some successes on land and in the air, that should not draw attention away from Russia’s stunning defeat in the Black Sea that has seen Russia have to retreat from the Ukrainian shoreline and keep its ships far away from the battlefront.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
Simultaneously, social media and a new right-wing media in India have become a critical battlefront.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 May 2025
President Donald Trump was set to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, laying the groundwork for the most contentious and far-reaching battlefront in his fight to push the bounds on presidential authority.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
While Moscow has certainly seen some successes on land and in the air, that should not draw attention away from Russia’s stunning defeat in the Black Sea that has seen Russia have to retreat from the Ukrainian shoreline and keep its ships far away from the battlefront.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefront. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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