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as in victim
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the hapless vice president quickly became the favorite target of late-night comedians
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as in joke
a person or thing that is made fun of
a badly made TV commercial that became the target of lots of jokes
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
our target is to raise $100,000 for a new playground by August
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as in to taunt
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Recent Examples of target
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Nashville had 58% possession and outshot Orlando City 17-10, 9-1 on target.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Instead, the governor and the legislature pushed more culture wars, passing a new anti-DEI bill and a bill granting DeSantis the ability to target certain individuals and groups as terrorist organizations.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Grant was a target for the 49ers back in 2018, before hiring Ron Sanchez.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Nashville had 58% possession and outshot Orlando City 17-10, 9-1 on target.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
The missile also features an A-band Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar seeker and has enhanced Terrain Contour Matching and target discrimination capabilities.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Instead, the governor and the legislature pushed more culture wars, passing a new anti-DEI bill and a bill granting DeSantis the ability to target certain individuals and groups as terrorist organizations.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for target
Noun
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The other victim was last reported to be in critical condition.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The alleged victim was 9 at the time.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Later, O’Brien touted a fake company tasked with reformatting movies for smaller and smaller handheld devices, but the joke missed the mark.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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What the joke is, though, is harder to pin down.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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An economic opening would be a roundabout way of getting to the end goal, one close Rubio friend told USA TODAY.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The goal of this new chip is to solve the cable problem at sites like Fukushima Daiichi, where restrictive wiring currently prevents multiple robots from working efficiently in hazardous areas.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Robinson picked up a technical foul for taunting after Nets rookie guard Nolan Traore appeared to undercut the Knicks’ big man on an alley-oop with roughly three minutes left in the second quarter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Both would be well advised to do the jobs they were elected to do rather than taunt ICE and hope that the media will look at ICE rather than scrutinize them and the job the two are doing, or not doing.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The same can’t be said about their prey.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim were among the first fools brave enough to go live-action on Adult Swim, setting the template for shows like Check It Out!—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only fools would think differently.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Their only aim is to survive and resist, the FT says.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pop some bubbly, test your cork-shooting aim to ring the cowbell in the rafters, all with live music from the Detonators.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high.—
Jeff Latzke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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As part of his guilty plea, Daley admitted to placing multiple calls to a work line used by a member of Thompson's family in the days after he was killed and leaving messages with threatening and harassing language.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Target.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/target. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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