battleground

noun

ˈba-tᵊl-ˌgrau̇nd How to pronounce battleground (audio)
Definition of battlegroundnext
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 The development came amidst a weekslong controversy over the ballot for a battleground Senate seat that Republicans hope to hold onto and Democrats hope to flip. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 July 2026 Kean, heir to a 250-year New Jersey political dynasty, now faces Democrat Rebecca Bennett in a high-profile battleground race. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 From Mount Rushmore to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota to the National Mall, most of the big events are taking place outside of the 2026 battleground states. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 Interviewers spoke with 3,659 likely voters between June 15 and 29, 2026, in the Senate battlegrounds of Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. — New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for battleground
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battlefield
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  • But they’re used to an older style of war, fought on open battlefields.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
  • Shakespeare’s haughty Roman war hero, revered on the battlefield yet reviled by hungry plebeians, becomes the flash point in a young democracy tearing itself apart over power and sacrifice.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battleground. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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