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.
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Why travel Wi-Fi is a prime target Travel creates a perfect storm for these kinds of attacks.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The trades have become a prime target.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
This surging demand for electricity makes the U.S. electric grid a prime target for investors, politicians, environmentalists, techies—and malicious opportunists.
—Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The trades have become a prime target.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
He has been charged by boss Martha (Sandra Oh) with overseeing the lowly texting and driving department, but more ambitiously aims to earn his senior wings by using Arj as his prime target, trying to convince him that money can’t buy happiness.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
This surging demand for electricity makes the U.S. electric grid a prime target for investors, politicians, environmentalists, techies—and malicious opportunists.
—Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prime target
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“Prime target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20target. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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