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noun

Definition of targetsnext
plural of target
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as in victims
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 jokes
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 goals
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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targets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of target
as in taunts

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“Targets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targets. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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