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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 Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The victims are in unknown condition, according to police.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The two victims, one 53, the other 43, were on Westchester Ave.
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Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
An Uber driver taking passengers to the Kansas City World Cup game was among the victims, Graves said, and responding officers drove the fans to the match.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Midland Memorial Hospital received nine of the victims connected to the active shooter incident.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
The company is being sued by seven families of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, which took place in Canada in February.
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Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
Nurses and doctors are especially vulnerable, with reports showing that 91% of emergency doctors and 25% of nurses have been victims of workplace violence.
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Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.
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Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The victims are in unknown condition, according to police.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The two victims, one 53, the other 43, were on Westchester Ave.
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Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
An Uber driver taking passengers to the Kansas City World Cup game was among the victims, Graves said, and responding officers drove the fans to the match.
—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Midland Memorial Hospital received nine of the victims connected to the active shooter incident.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
The company is being sued by seven families of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, which took place in Canada in February.
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Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
Nurses and doctors are especially vulnerable, with reports showing that 91% of emergency doctors and 25% of nurses have been victims of workplace violence.
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Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victims
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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Numerous injuries were reported from the storms, but there were no fatalities.
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Stepping out of a restaurant onto the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, as diners sit at street tables, the shooter pulls out a gun and fires on his targets from behind.
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Sacramento established a sister city relationship with Sumy, a northeastern Ukrainian city about 30 miles from the Russian border that became one of the first targets of the invasion.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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Dining out or ordering takeout topped the list of sacrifices, followed by nights out, shopping for new clothes, daily coffee runs and even gym memberships.
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Spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a daily news briefing there had been no reports of Chinese casualties, so far.
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For now, at least 32 people are dead and 700 injured, and the number of casualties is expected to rise, Rodriguez said.
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The latest celebs to fall prey to the romance rumor mill?
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The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions.
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The cafe plans to soon expand its savory-pastry offerings, adding to the mix fusion creations like za’atar croissants and shakshuka tarts.
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New ground-floor food, beverage and entertainment offerings — operated by Hibernian Hospitality — are coming to the 1900s-era building, which previously housed a furniture factory, textile mill and even an automobile storage facility for soldiers’ cars during World War II.
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“Victims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victims. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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