Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for targeted
Verb
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The man appeared to be drunk and had harassed other women in the same area, the president said.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Three months earlier, a white bus driver had verbally harassed her.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On another occasion, a group of students tripped him to the ground, put a cheese crown made of paper on his head, and then taunted him with actual cheese.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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While Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a one-run complete game in a historic outing for Los Angeles at the Rogers Centre, all eyes were on superstar Shohei Ohtani after he was booed and taunted by the Toronto crowd in Game 1.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Florida had a shot at a program-defining win against the rival that tormented it the most.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Defend itself against any person or animal which has tormented, assaulted or abused it.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Charles, who is a big fan of the Ravens, pestered Kelce for much of that visit about the Chiefs’ 17-10 win in the AFC Championship Game in 2024 in Baltimore.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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Williams missed four games last year from a hamstring strain that pestered him throughout the season.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a 14-pass sequence, Brentford baited left wing-back Patrick Dorgu into pressing Michael Kayode.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thus, complementary approaches such as acoustic monitoring, baited remote cameras, and tagging studies, are still needed to build an accurate understanding of shark populations and movements.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Banks has bugged Kerkering to clean his locker, to no avail.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Power gains are bugged to be too low for a new power grind that no one wants to do anyway.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The duo also teased what to expect from Season 2 of The Pitt.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this week, Ballerini teased the forthcoming release by posting a video on her socials that showed Ballerini swinging on a swingset in a park.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The move came after King Charles III was heckled during a visit to a cathedral.—
Sarah Sotoodeh , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Last year, Yorke took off his guitar and left the stage during his solo concert in Melbourne, Australia, after being heckled by a pro-Palestinian protester.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Targeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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