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in the field

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

already taken assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

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in the field

An increasing number of at-bats end in a walk, strikeout or home run—plays that require no significant action in the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Forward-deployed engineers are not in the business of selling tokens,” Karp said, referring to Palantir engineers who work with customers in the field.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

“It’s really the worst environment that I think anyone in the field has ever seen for taking advantage of people,” said Daniel Sharp, the chief of the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Research in the field is advancing quickly because terahertz frequencies, 1,000 times faster than used for electronic components, could offer powerful new ways to examine and manipulate matter.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Thinking of him, she also looked for an opportune time to ask her grandparents if they needed help in the field.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

in the field

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