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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
Well, this kind of attack leverages multiple communication platforms with the end result of manipulating victims more effectively than a single channel can do.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones' conspiracies and threats from his followers.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Families of the Sandy Hook victims had backed the Onion’s bid.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The bids were a fraction of the money that Jones has been ordered to pay in defamation lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones’ conspiracies and threats from his followers.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Onion’s bid was backed by the families of eight victims of the school shooting and one first responder.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Police found the two victims dead at the crash site upon arrival.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones' conspiracies and threats from his followers.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Families of the Sandy Hook victims had backed the Onion’s bid.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The bids were a fraction of the money that Jones has been ordered to pay in defamation lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones’ conspiracies and threats from his followers.
—Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The Onion’s bid was backed by the families of eight victims of the school shooting and one first responder.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Police found the two victims dead at the crash site upon arrival.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victims
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Deaths have also risen sharply with over 7,700 fatalities recorded in 2024, marking a more than 200 percent increase from last year's 2,467, according to PAHO, while the virus spread to areas previously free of dengue.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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With fatalities already nearing 2023's total of 129, the IFJ anticipates that the year-end numbers could surpass last year's figures.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The other two fell in open areas, and there were no reports of casualties.Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Once in place, researchers could visualize and observe which motor neurons lit up during what activities, such as bobbing the illicium to attract prey.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
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The adaptations evolved by both species pointed to a shift in the diet from terrestrial to aquatic prey.Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Victims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victims. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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