as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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The candidate, Susan Crawford, won a decisive victory to keep liberals in control of the battleground state’s top court.
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Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Asia’s Family Office Wars: A Tale Of Two Philosophies
In Q1, the battleground for global family offices sharpened.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The Style Divide The comments section quickly turned into a battleground of generational fashion values.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Their somewhat symbiotic friendship turns sour when Genovese orders a hit on the former, turning the streets of New York into a duplicitous battleground for survival.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Asia’s Family Office Wars: A Tale Of Two Philosophies
In Q1, the battleground for global family offices sharpened.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The Style Divide The comments section quickly turned into a battleground of generational fashion values.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Their somewhat symbiotic friendship turns sour when Genovese orders a hit on the former, turning the streets of New York into a duplicitous battleground for survival.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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