battleground
Americannoun
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battlegrounds
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the area where a battle is fought in a war; battlefield.
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a subject of discourse or area of activity characterized by much conflict.
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Explanation
A battleground is a piece of land on which a war or battle is fought. You can visit many of the battlegrounds of the US Civil War. The literal meaning of battleground is just what it sounds like: the ground on which a battle has been waged. You can also use the word for the site of a figurative battle, like an election or a vote on a controversial issue. "Battleground states" are those in which the vote between two parties could swing either way, since neither holds a firm majority.
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Copyright has been a major battleground for the generative AI sector, with publishers, musicians and artists lawyering up or cutting deals to get paid for technology that is being built with their content.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since this crisis began, Asia has been seen as a key battleground, a region that could determine whether Infantino stays in power.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Big Tech companies increasingly have to justify their heavy artificial-intelligence spending to investors, and Microsoft’s stock has proven a major battleground for this trend.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“EQT’s 1H results were always going to be a battleground, but it has put its best foot forward,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She walked with the look of a moveable battleground.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
California is not alone in having fewer battlegrounds; no state has a high concentration of competitive seats this cycle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
That shift is turning “instant retail,” or quick commerce, into one of the most important battlegrounds in Chinese technology.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Years before the U.S. military set off for battlegrounds in Cuba and the Philippines, rebels in both places had begun to fight for independence from the decrepit Spanish empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
People visiting the Gettysburg battlegrounds or historic district often report seeing spirits still dressed in uniform wandering about town.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Kennedy and his crew had been patrolling passages in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific, one of many World War II battlegrounds between the United States and Japan.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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