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as in fatalities
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
helped the victims of the fire
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as in targets
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the victim of schoolyard teasing
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as in sacrifices
something offered to a god
the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun
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Recent Examples of victims
The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Pep Guardiola’s City have been creating and exploiting pockets of space for many seasons now, and their neighbours were just the latest victims.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The same process also fetched a fake government military ID image to mask the intrusion and convince victims that nothing unusual had happened.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Kraus later developed some sources on the case, interviewing anonymous victims and travelling to Maxwell’s old haunts and homes.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the Cook County Medical Examiner would identify the victims and determine their respective cause of death.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly how many victims were breached wasn’t immediately clear.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Like Valley Girls, the Mitford sisters — well, except for Unity and Diana — were misunderstood and were the victims of misogyny.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Pep Guardiola’s City have been creating and exploiting pockets of space for many seasons now, and their neighbours were just the latest victims.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The same process also fetched a fake government military ID image to mask the intrusion and convince victims that nothing unusual had happened.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Kraus later developed some sources on the case, interviewing anonymous victims and travelling to Maxwell’s old haunts and homes.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the Cook County Medical Examiner would identify the victims and determine their respective cause of death.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Exactly how many victims were breached wasn’t immediately clear.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
Like Valley Girls, the Mitford sisters — well, except for Unity and Diana — were misunderstood and were the victims of misogyny.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victims
Noun
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As a result, experts are becoming increasingly concerned about a potential surge in diseases that vaccines typically protect children, teens, and adults against, possibly also leading to a rise in fatalities from these illnesses.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The loitering munition systems empowers the warfighter with quick and easy deployment via tube-launch, and the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and armored vehicles with precision lethal effects without the need for external ISR or fires assets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Kremlin understands that conquering Ukraine could take many more years and require greater sacrifices and expenditures.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Labubu dolls, of course, are imported from China, and South Park found a way to tie that craze into doll sacrifices to summon Satan (and Trump by proxy).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Russia is firing double the number of missile strikes from years before, with mounting civilian casualties.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The ministry doesn’t distinguish in its reporting between combatant and civilian deaths but has previously said that some 70% of casualties in Gaza have been women and children.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Stephen Dacus, the new chief executive of parent company Seven & I Holdings, told the New York Times that the chain plans to improve the quality of its fresh food offerings — and introduce the iconic egg salad sandwiches that have gained popularity among American visitors to Japan.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Parveen Kumar | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Still, Indian car companies have the cheapest EV offerings, starting at as low as 1 million rupees.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, without strong safeguards, agentic systems can lead to loss of control, resulting in misinterpreted intent, falling prey to fraud, or exposing sensitive data.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Victims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victims. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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