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as in ground
a small area of usually open land
a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
the first woman to enter the field of medicine
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as in battlefield
a place where a battle takes place
the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history
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as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity
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as in attack
active fighting during the course of a war
in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician
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as in to address
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests
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Recent Examples of field
The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Leaders in any field face moments when external pressures threaten their core values.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Trapped in her home with the stalker, Paul Duerson (Ray Nicholson), and his assistant, Penny (Alba Baptista), Sofia fields a peculiar demand.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Her field of expertise is the application of a gender perspective to the arts.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
Leaders in any field face moments when external pressures threaten their core values.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
This can involve setup at development time, or once fielded.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Trapped in her home with the stalker, Paul Duerson (Ray Nicholson), and his assistant, Penny (Alba Baptista), Sofia fields a peculiar demand.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
Noun
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At one point, while being choked from behind, the 102-pound, 5-foot-tall 18-year-old managed to fully flip one of her attackers over, with the suspect landing on the concrete ground.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Will their leaps of faith land on firm ground, or will the unknown remain frustratingly out of reach?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Pep Guardiola needs fresh creativity in the attacking midfield area and Wirtz would have been perfect for this role.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Even better, the alfresco dining area is shaded by an orchard, next to an herb garden.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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For Connecticut homeowners, DEEP recommends the following steps to protect family members and the home: Make a fire-safe zone around your house.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Finnish central bank chief is also a member of the governing board of the European Central Bank, which makes decisions on monetary policy for the euro zone.—
Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, Hoffman said, when looking at how most major wars have concluded, history suggests the war in Ukraine can only truly end on the battlefield.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Neither faction, nor their foreign supporters, have attempted to challenge Ansar Allah on the battlefield since signing a 2022 ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Another 124 individuals were also shipped to San Salvador’s airfield under different federal laws.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the incident captured in the new viral video, Trump was taking questions from journalists at a military airfield when a reporter nudged a boom microphone across his face, apparently by accident.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The centrepiece of this involved an expansion of the East Stand, adding 8,000 seats, which would be topped by a bubble-like roof.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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For years, South Florida advocates have pushed for an expansion of the status, concerned that many Nicaraguans in the U.S. would be left with no other forms of relief from deportation if the parole program was revoked.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Palestine Red Crescent Society said four of its ambulances had been surrounded after responding to an Israeli attack in Rafah.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Astringent attack followed by a dense, chewy and edgy mid palate rich with flavors of fudge, chocolate and black cherries; on the finish—toffee, brownies and an explosion of red cherries.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Students have led activism efforts to address societal issues like apartheid, war, climate change and racial inequality.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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