targeted

verb

past tense of target
as in harassed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for targeted
  1. harassed
  2. taunted
  3. tormented
  4. pestered
  5. ragged
  6. baited
  7. bugged
  8. teased
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  • Anyone with information about the incident or any other incident involving a mammal being harmed or harassed is asked to contact the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement at 800-853-1964.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • In court filings, Tesla has claimed that Vaughn and other plaintiffs failed to establish that they were harassed or discriminated against on the basis of race.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Definition of harassed
Verb
  • Nick Aldis’ wife Mickie James was ringside, where she was taunted by an arrogant Gunther.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Pfister taunted them as his wife ridiculed them for trying to cover their windows.
    — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of taunted
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  • Young, tormented by sickle-cell disease, saw many of those closest to him die by homicide or suicide.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Or suppose you’re being tormented by someone in power, but lack the ability to explain to others—or even to yourself—exactly how you’re being wronged.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of tormented
Verb
  • Players like Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, Désiré Doué and more have simply pestered country after country, possessing the ball well and finding all types of angles to strike on goal.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • Scheierman also hit two earlier threes, grabbed five rebounds and pestered Gilgeous-Alexander to force a third-quarter turnover to help Boston take down the defending NBA champions 119-109.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of pestered
Verb
  • On that night in March, to the surprise of nobody, Arsenal ran their mid-table Premier League hosts ragged, beating them 5-1, with Henry and Freddie Ljungberg scoring twice, and Kolo Toure netting the other.
    — Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of ragged
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  • The federal agency detailed removal efforts on its website, including traps baited with eggs and trackers to lure tegus and study their movements.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • Spurs center Victor Wembanyama baited Towns and Knicks center Mitchell Robinson into fouls.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of baited
Verb
  • 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
  • The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of bugged
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  • De Zerbi teased that system in front of a small crowd at the Allianz Stadium during an open session the night before.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Which is teased in a post-credits scene that plays out almost exactly like the post-credits scene from the first Amazing Spider-Man.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of teased
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