prime target

noun

: someone who is more likely than most other people to be affected by something (such as a disease)

Men in this age group are prime targets for heart disease.

Examples of prime target in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If that’s the case, countries with relatively lower rates that are near China, the administration’s prime target for higher tariffs, are likely to face elevated levies. —Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 23 May 2025

Medicaid, which costs the government over $800 billion annually, has emerged as a prime target. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025

This big city wants a WNBA team, could the CT Sun become their prime target? —Bill Speros, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025

Trump has made colleges and universities a prime target of his second administration, going after their federal funding, seeking to purge diversity programs and seeking to deport an unknown number of international students. —Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for prime target

• argot
• nontarget