killing fields

noun

plural of killing field
as in front lines

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  1. front lines
  2. grounds
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  • Both sides have stepped up their air campaigns as the front lines remain largely static, locked in a slow-moving, deadly stalemate.
    — Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Their activism on the front lines of a battle over the future of the West Bank is a rare example of Israeli-Palestinian solidarity.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of front lines
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  • Works by major international artists (Tschabalala Self, Francesco Clemente, Chantal Joffe) sit alongside Greek artists (Vasilis Papageorgiou, Kostas Paniaras, Sofia Mitsola) and commissions created on site, scattered through the hotel and grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The students and their attorneys appeared in federal court on Wednesday for a hearing in their lawsuit challenging FIU's actions on First Amendment grounds.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
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“Killing fields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killing%20fields. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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