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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
Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
And of course just the ability to stretch the field, and really put stress on teams from a vertical standpoint.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Owner Jerry Jones confirmed the team is already fielding trade calls, but Dallas appears prepared to stay put if premier defenders fall their way.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The discovery may also inform fields such as biotechnology and astrobiology, where scientists explore how life might persist in extreme or extraterrestrial environments.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
And of course just the ability to stretch the field, and really put stress on teams from a vertical standpoint.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Under this new arrangement, AAP would provide coverage of Australian news for Reuters, while the latter would jointly field correspondents with AAP across the Asia-Pacific.
—Kevin Patrick, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Owner Jerry Jones confirmed the team is already fielding trade calls, but Dallas appears prepared to stay put if premier defenders fall their way.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for field
Noun
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The run allowed by Morales came on a ground out in the third inning.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Young is a physical edge setter who can physically overmatch tight ends and hold his ground against tackles.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.—
Josh Krockey,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Muhammad is a tough cornerback who is versatile in both man and zone.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Coverage is the concern, with spotty zone awareness/spacing and the risk of being mismatched in man.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The group said the fact that nearly 80% of its reservations are in districts held by Republicans underscores its commitment to aggressively expand the House battlefield and put more seats in play.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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Five days a week, and sometimes weekends, the herding dogs punch the clock and go to work clearing birds and woodland creatures from the mountaintop airfield at CRW.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Pellston Regional Airport in nearby Emmet County remains closed until at least April 28 because of high water flooding its airfield.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s East-West Petroline pipeline is operating near its 7 million-barrel-per-day capacity, with expansion plans under review.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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As shown in The Athletic’s match dashboard below, City might have had more of the ball, but Arsenal created some excellent opportunities with an attack-minded approach at the Etihad.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Both Hezbollah and Israel have have defended their attacks and claimed that the other has violated the ceasefire.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The whistleblower complaint was forwarded to ARTnews in the form of emails from July 2025 and December 2025, both of which were addressed to, among others, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and United States Attorney for the Southern District of California Adam Gordon.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The king later delivered a rare address to a joint session of Congress, marking the second time a British monarch has ever addressed Congress.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/field. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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