battlefront
noun
bat·tle·front
ˈba-tᵊl-ˌfrənt 
1
: the military sector in which actual combat takes place
2
: a place or context within which a struggle is fought
… he had already served more than a decade as an attorney on the battlefronts of the civil rights movement.—
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The newest attacks have all occurred outside of Port-au-Prince in Haiti’s heartland, which is quickly emerging as a new battlefront for armed gangs bent on taking over the country.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
But despite the efforts of Republicans to turn DEI into a battlefront for the culture wars, DEI practices are nothing new.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bible in public schools A new battlefront appeared in public schools in 2024 with multiple lawsuits ensuing over the separation of church and state.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
But despite the efforts of Republicans to turn DEI into a battlefront for the culture wars, DEI practices are nothing new.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 18 Feb. 2025
An honor guard loaded the caisson, a ceremonial wagon designed a century ago to ferry artillery to the battlefront and the wounded and dead to the rear, with an empty coffin.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The Bible in public schools A new battlefront appeared in public schools in 2024 with multiple lawsuits ensuing over the separation of church and state.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Battlefront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battlefront. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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