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Recent Examples of battle line
The main battle lines will thus be drawn along the Arctic seabed, in international waters, and en route to outer space.
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And with the next round of Charter Agreements expected to shape the sport’s financial future for a decade, the battle lines are only getting deeper.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Soon after that show, which is currently being restaged at the David Zwirner gallery in Los Angeles, battle lines were drawn.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
And with the next round of Charter Agreements expected to shape the sport’s financial future for a decade, the battle lines are only getting deeper.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
As the nation’s battle lines sharpen on immigration, tension engulfs farmworkers who, in many respects, embody the fraught, sometimes contradictory nature of the debate.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Soon after that show, which is currently being restaged at the David Zwirner gallery in Los Angeles, battle lines were drawn.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle line
Noun
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Even as questions have swirled around emergency preparedness, survivors and families of the missing have extended their thanks to the people on the front lines.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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At the same time, Russia’s bigger army is making a new effort to drive back Ukrainian defenders on parts of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Tiki Bob's closed a few days later following a spate of more violence, but its palm tree sign still hangs on the front of the building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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The group got into the car, and Alcala made a sudden turn and stopped in front of his house.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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“Battle line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20line. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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