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noun

Definition of fieldsnext
plural of field
1
as in grounds
a small area of usually open land a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games

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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence the first woman to enter the field of medicine

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as in zones
a part or portion having no fixed boundaries if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large

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as in battlefields
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 airfields
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 expanses
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 actions
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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fields

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verb

present tense third-person singular of field
as in addresses
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 fields
Noun
Insider tip Follow the paths through the lavender fields at sunset, when the bees begin to settle and the fields catch the last of the ethereal light. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 Platsdarm’s volunteers go into fields and forests, among ruins and across territory, where the ground is often mined. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 The show was a colorful, vibrant display of Puerto Rican and pan-Latin American culture, featuring a dynamic set showcasing the history of workers in sugarcane fields to the modern joys of everyday life and an actual legal wedding onstage. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Layoff rates remain low, and although hiring has slowed, the slowdown has been broad-based rather than concentrated in AI-intensive fields. — Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The July 15 mowing guideline is part of a wildlife conservation effort that allows time for grassland bird species to nest and raise their young before fields are cut. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 If a healthcare organization that uses AI to summarize records were to find problems involving missing queries, for instance, the organization might work on its ability to log queries while also masking sensitive fields to improve HIPAA compliance. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Educators may be experts in their fields of study, but parents are the experts on their own children. — Parents, 7 Aug. 2026 The South Florida heat was in full force Friday as the FIU Panthers took the field for the first practice of fall camp at the on-campus practice fields near the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
The county fields safety questions about parks of all sizes and in parts of town with varying socioeconomic backgrounds. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 The lab positioning itself this week as the careful holdout, the one warning that open weights cannot be recalled, also fields the most capable offensive agent on the leaderboard. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In addition to managing contracts for more than 100 homeless service agencies, LAHSA fields teams of outreach workers. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Owners might also try to make the installation of grass fields part of an exchange for the addition of an 18th regular-season game and more international games. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 The Tennessee Poison Center, which fields calls from people exposed to drugs or toxic substances, received more than 60 calls for possible ivermectin poisoning in 2025, the most since 2021. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 He is headed to Bowdoin College, a prestigious academic college in Maine that traditionally fields one of the top tennis teams in NCAA Division III, and hopes to continue balancing tennis with education. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026 The agency fields thousands of calls every year from residents looking for help with medical billing questions. — Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 The animation section fields five features. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fields
  1. grounds
  2. areas
  3. zones
  4. battlefields
  5. airfields
  6. expanses
  7. actions
  8. addresses
Noun
  • Immediately after his plea, Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork seeking to have the state case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • State prosecutors have accused Mangione’s lawyers of trying to get that case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds under New York State law, which says a defendant can’t be tried twice for the same crime.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • Towns and cities are enacting bans on construction seemingly by the day, including in nearby areas in Washington, out of fears of higher electricity bills, pollution and AI taking their jobs.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The full-backs are just as important to the picture, pushing high to overload wide areas and stretch defences.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of areas
Noun
  • The open-plan main level creates distinct entertaining zones while allowing spaces to transition naturally into one another.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
  • School buses will also not operate in areas under evacuation orders or warnings, which the district identifies as red and yellow zones on the regional evacuation map.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of zones
Noun
  • The listener reporting feature could also open up new battlefields for the stan wars.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As a teenager, Yukov became interested in searching for the remains on WWII battlefields in Ukraine, according to Ukrainska Pravda.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of battlefields
Noun
  • The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile provides long-range strike capability against command centers, air defenses, communications sites, airfields, and logistics facilities.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields.
    — David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • Then in the late winter, Mathon proposed rezoning all of its 188-acre Waterford Parkway South property, including the former airport’s runways and tie-down areas as well as large expanses of woodlands.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And there are limited expanses of undeveloped coastal locations along the Gulf of Mexico and southern Atlantic Ocean in the United States.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of expanses
Noun
  • San Francisco police officers would then proceed to smash the driver's window, drag the driver out and pepper-spray him — actions that a San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA) report states were excessive.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Microsoft’s actions are part of a growing charm campaign among big tech companies as data center projects grow more unpopular.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of actions
Verb
  • The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The ordinance only addresses parking lots, and makes no mention of changes to street parking near the beach.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of addresses

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“Fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fields. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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