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Recent Examples of targeting
Taylor, a fluid 6-foot-5, is already the Jets’ second-best receiver and plays with a quarterback, Justin Fields, who is prone to targeting tight ends — fifth-highest tight end target rate since 2021, and Cole Kmet had a career-high 719 yards with Fields as his quarterback in 2023.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for targeting
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He was accused of harassing the troops, though O'Hara disputed the claim.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kleinstreuer, who subsequently received harassing messages and death threats online, has required security protection.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Enforcement of taunting penalties was a point of emphasis for the NFL before the 2025 season.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The kickers were so poor that Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien could have been flagged for taunting by calling for a prevent defense at his own 31-yard line just before halftime.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In her exhaustive chronicle, Jennings traces the long folkloric history of monk-tormenting demons.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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As in much of McGuane’s fiction, the natural environment—in this case, the vitreous Florida flats, and the angler-tormenting tarpon, permit, and bonefish that populate them—provides the foil.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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For reasons not entirely or even mostly of her own doing, Sweeney has become an exasperating celebrity — not above baiting the press, but so painstakingly media trained that her public appearances are devoid of substance and any sense of personality.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who are deaf or blind or veterans who have been declared 100% disabled, are eligible for special Independence hunts that allow baiting.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the ewe who gave birth to her won't go away or stop pestering these human usurpers.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Alex Caruso was the ace in the hole, pestering and prodding Jokic to death in Game 7.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Time to start bugging a friend with Hulu + Live TV instead or invest in an antenna.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Co-worker bugging you during heads down time?—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The former Nickelodeon sitcom stars posted a new video on Instagram Wednesday, teasing what appeared to be a casual interaction as Peck sipped on a large drink in a plastic container.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Japan Mobility Show is in full swing in Tokyo, and some of the largest automotive brands in the world are debuting and teasing vehicle concepts that could shape their future portfolios.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Allen White brilliantly channels The Boss without mimicking him.—
Henry Selick,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prescribed burns help clean up forest debris and stimulate new growth, mimicking natural fire patterns in the high country.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Targeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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