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battleground

[bat-uhl-graund] / ˈbæt əlˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
field of honor
Synonyms




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Sprite brand has reclaimed a key battleground in the Soda Wars: sponsorship of the National Basketball Association.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Now, once again, Iraqis are watching their nation become a proxy battleground between the two rivals.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, 71 percent of the candidates it characterized as “common sense” won competitive school board races in states like Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania, which remains a key battleground in 2026.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

Workplaces have emerged as a key battleground, as officers use them to make detentions.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The main battleground was mitochondrial DNA, the special DNA with which Pena, the Brazilian geneticist, hoped to find the Botocudo.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann