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battlefront

[bat-l-fruhnt] / ˈbæt lˌfrʌnt /
NOUN
combat zone
Synonyms
WEAK
battle zone combat area communications zone firing line theater theater of operations war zone
NOUN
firing line
Synonyms
WEAK
battle line enemy line front front line line

Example Sentences

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Thanks to criminal indictments, the battlefront has moved from city streets to federal courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has launched its long-anticipated pill version of Wegovy, reaching the market ahead of rival Eli Lilly in the latest battlefront for weight-loss drug market share.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

"We'd be moving the battlefront from their land into our own!" says Abdo, a civil engineer.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

The planned overhaul comes after two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan that forced the Army to quickly and dramatically expand in order to fill the brigades sent to the battlefront.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

On June 22, 1941, Hitler broke a peace treaty and invaded the Soviet Union, sending his army storming across the huge nation in a battlefront that stretched for over a thousand miles.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein