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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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This week, New York City’s affordability crisis turned its glitziest real estate into a battlefront.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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 move opens another battlefront in the fight over the future of Diablo Canyon’s twin reactors.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Russian forces stopped the German advance just short of Moscow, but the two massive armies were still slugging it out along a battlefront stretching 1,500 miles from north to south.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin