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battleground

American  
[bat-uhl-graund] / ˈbæt əlˌgraʊnd /

noun

plural

battlegrounds

  1. the area where a battle is fought in a war; battlefield.

  2. a subject of discourse or area of activity characterized by much conflict.

Other Word Forms

  • battlegrounding noun
  • non-battleground noun

Example Sentences

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Nevada, the country’s gambling capital, has emerged as a key battleground, with a federal appeals court in February rejecting Kalshi’s bid for a stay on the state’s efforts to block the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Before that, it was considered a "battleground of Europe", with foreign powers repeatedly exploiting its territories.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 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

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

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