battleground
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈbætəlˌɡraʊnd/
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campo de batalla
- Polls now closed in half the country and we are getting some interesting results coming in from those battleground states.
- battleground state
- a political battleground
- an ideological battleground
It's like Satan is best fought on the battleground of your soul.
- It's like Satan is best fought on the battleground of your soul.
- And there's some private polling that suggests that nationally in the battleground states, she's not ahead.
- Support the child's choices and stop making them a battleground.
- The world is a battleground of groups and the they're battling for power.
- And as you're quite eloquently describing, it is not, it has become part of the battleground of political ideology.
- You and I were taught in medical school that the the immune system is a battleground where human biology is fighting back all of nature to be sterile.
- Well, this is a huge battleground that is coming.
Examples
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The debate over climate change has become a battleground for opposing political views.
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This border has been a battleground for generations.
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And we know these battleground states are key.
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Long lines and long wait seen in the key battleground state of Florida.
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Chile has become the latest battleground of the Cold War with the United States turning its back on the young democracy.
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The kitchen is the main battleground... but I've got them in training, so we'll see how that goes.
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"Our preparation is education; our strength lies in our unity; our battleground is the ballot box."
Academic text (1991) -
Not until late 1938 did Catalonia become a battleground in the bitter conflict.
Academic text (2003) -
Paris was a battleground and the events unfolded on De la Croix's doorstep.
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Syria could potentially become a battleground for Turkish and Iranian proxies.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.2
An area where soldiers fight during a war
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6.5
An area where soldiers fight during a war
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4.8
A place that is badly damaged and dangerous, like after fighting
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5.2
An area where soldiers fight in a war
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5.5
An area where soldiers are actively fighting during a war
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5.8
The place where two armies face each other and fight
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8.3
A place where soldiers fought that people remember with respect
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Etymology
Battleground comes from the common words battle and ground, literally the 'ground' where a fight happens. So a battleground can be a real place of fighting or any place where strong ideas or groups fight, like in politics.