minefield
noun
mine·field
ˈmīn-ˌfēld 
1
: an area (as of water or land) set with mines
2
: something resembling a minefield especially in having many dangers or requiring extreme caution
a political minefield
Examples of minefield in a Sentence
This issue is a political minefield.
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For 25 years, the organization has transformed the scars of war into seeds of hope, working tirelessly to turn minefields into fertile farmland.
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Babygirl tries to deftly waltz over this minefield of a topic without a sense of puritanical judgement or heavy panting, but with as much emphasis on Romy’s need for this transfer of power to tap into her erogenous zones.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
With every billionaire appointee comes a minefield of conflicts of interest and ethical concerns — exactly the kind of swampy conditions that Trump has vowed to drain.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The last is called Volcano, which throws a similar mix of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines from cylinders that are mounted on trucks or helicopters to quickly create minefields.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Babygirl tries to deftly waltz over this minefield of a topic without a sense of puritanical judgement or heavy panting, but with as much emphasis on Romy’s need for this transfer of power to tap into her erogenous zones.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
With every billionaire appointee comes a minefield of conflicts of interest and ethical concerns — exactly the kind of swampy conditions that Trump has vowed to drain.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
The last is called Volcano, which throws a similar mix of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines from cylinders that are mounted on trucks or helicopters to quickly create minefields.
—John Ismay, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Minefield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minefield. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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