as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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Recent Examples of battleground
This isn't the first battleground state election the twins have dropped into.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
Bringing the company to Michigan was a key goal for Whitmer, a Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate who is in her final years as governor of the battleground state.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds and suburban districts of the northeast, the new law already is shaping the 2026 midterm battle for control of the House of Representatives.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Two of the battleground state’s top Republicans, who for months embraced the world’s richest man, are now beginning to push back against him.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
Bringing the company to Michigan was a key goal for Whitmer, a Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate who is in her final years as governor of the battleground state.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds and suburban districts of the northeast, the new law already is shaping the 2026 midterm battle for control of the House of Representatives.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Two of the battleground state’s top Republicans, who for months embraced the world’s richest man, are now beginning to push back against him.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battleground
battlefield
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But service doesn’t only happen on the battlefield.—
Liz Hurtado,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
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Healey urged nations to utilize the NATO sales agreement announced by Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last week to more quickly and efficiently arm Ukraine on the battlefield.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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