TARGETED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

targeted

verb

past tense of target

as in harassed

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Instead, Keefe was soon pulled over by Milton police who said the employee had called 911 to report that he was being followed and harassed.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
The haters have hacked the store’s website, harassed its hosts, spread rumors about its owner, and threatened to show up in force in front of its physical store.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of harassed

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The rivalry between the two stars dates back to the 2023 NCAA women’s national championship game, when Reese's LSU Tigers defeated Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes and Reese famously, and without class, taunted Clark in the closing moments.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The older Green Lantern taunted the alien so much, that the creature detonated itself, blowing a hole into the side of the jail.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of taunted

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About a month after that, the financier, tormented by fears of further investigation, died of apoplexy.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Leite is one week removed from giving Angel Reese and Howard fits in Atlanta, while Astier has tormented the Fever duo of Clark and Aliyah Boston.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tormented

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Money is tight, the wheat harvest yields less money, and Sayed is being pestered by an outsider to sell his fields.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Homeowners can’t obtain advice or accurate estimates without handing over their phone numbers and risk being pestered by overzealous salespeople.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pestered

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In our testing, a paper-funnel trap baited with overripe fruit and fruit-forward vinegar consistently caught the most flies.

— Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Some programs investigate complaints by setting small surveillance traps—often baited with light, carbon dioxide, water, or another attractant—to collect mosquitoes, identify the species, and gauge where activity is concentrated.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of baited

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The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of bugged

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Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026
At the time, Earle only teased her potential response to Cooper, but has publicly remained mostly silent about the conflict until now.

— Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of teased

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