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as in victim
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the hapless vice president quickly became the favorite target of late-night comedians
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
a badly made TV commercial that became the target of lots of jokes
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
our target is to raise $100,000 for a new playground by August
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as in to taunt
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Recent Examples of target
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025
Gay, along with Mayor David Cohn, are frequent targets of posts on the Weasel Report account.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
When combining these frameworks—budgeting for failures, targeting transformative returns, and building feedback loops—business leaders can adopt a systematic, sustainable approach to innovation.
—Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Despite the fact that Chrissy, Eva, Joe, Sai and Star recognized Mitch’s big target — the guy’s immensely likable and a beast in challenges, too — Mitch used his Block a Vote to silence Sai’s voice and prevent her from using her Shot in the Dark.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025
Gay, along with Mayor David Cohn, are frequent targets of posts on the Weasel Report account.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Trump administration is warning federal workers about efforts by Chinese intelligence to target current and former U.S. officials for recruitment.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
When combining these frameworks—budgeting for failures, targeting transformative returns, and building feedback loops—business leaders can adopt a systematic, sustainable approach to innovation.
—Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for target
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Police said that Konig, who was identified as the victim's husband, fled the scene prior to the police's arrival.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Corden, as the event’s emcee, made some uncomfortable jokes about the Dow dropping 2200 points last Friday.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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These jokes referenced economic news of the past week.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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The goal is to get as many people as possible on the buses, so tell them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The advisory body's final goal is $2 trillion in savings.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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That didn’t stop the state Democratic Party from taunting the freshman congressman with a news release hours before the event that asked why Evans wouldn’t conduct the town hall in person.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
2 Apr. 2025
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But one night in Bakersfield, taunts turned into a full-out brawl in the stands.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite its tiny size, the Etruscan shrew is a fierce and fast hunter, relying on speed and agility to catch its prey.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025
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The carnivorous species can hunt both from the trees and the ground, catching prey with 2-inch teeth, which are very long relative to their body size, the San Diego Zoo says.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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Another interesting part of this mock is the Cleveland Browns pull a similar move as the Giants and trade up for quarterback Jaxon Dart.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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In The Athletic’s beat writer mock last week, the Rams indeed traded down in a deal with the Buffalo Bills that required just two picks from the Chiefs’ top AFC rival.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The aim to maximally make paperclips would be referred to as an end goal or terminal goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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That’s Toyota’s stance, and the Crown is one of several models the automaker offers that follow what has been proven a prescient aim.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
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He was often harassed and got into fights most days.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Kathy Griffin says man is 'harassing' her with questions about Trump Kathy Griffin says ex Jack Black told her to dry off with bath mat towel This isn't the first health scare the comedian has faced in recent years.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Target.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/target. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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