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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the victim of schoolyard teasing
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as in sacrifice
something offered to a god
the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun
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Recent Examples of victim
McLaughlin also thanked the multi-disciplinary human trafficking team that helped with the case and supported the victims.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The victims’ names have not been publicly released.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Crews began to search for victims shortly after the fire was contained.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s coroner division identified the victim as William Swayne.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The victims’ names have not been publicly released.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Crews began to search for victims shortly after the fire was contained.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s coroner division identified the victim as William Swayne.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
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Since records began in the 1920s, 344 people have died on Everest, according to The Himalayan Database, but the ratio of fatalities to climbers who venture above base camp is less than 1%.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
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For one, the salary cap is a moving target.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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An entire mission directing six blasts against three Russian frontline targets in eastern Ukraine will involve no Ukrainian troops on the ground, the battle instead directed from gamer chairs, observed from reconnaissance drones above, run over dedicated livestreams.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Her work has been touted nationally, but behind those accomplishments are sacrifices no one sees, said her son Paul Wilson.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2026
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The only potential argument to sway someone who fervently believes that is appealing to their sense of solidarity—to the obligations that every member of society has to every other, to the sacrifices that everyone must make to ensure that society is safe for all.—
Diana Gitig,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2026
Noun
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No damage or casualties were reported.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Russian casualties also have soared to more than 30,000 a month, draining the Kremlin’s financial resources even more as bigger incentives must be offered to recruit enough replacements and pay out death benefits.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Finally, in the Oaxacan field test, the team showed that predatory wasps use the airborne distress signals to find their prey, but the relative importance of direct leaf defenses versus this indirect wasp recruitment isn’t clear.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Gay men were portrayed as both predators and prey, feeding into dangerous stereotypes at a time when the community was fighting for survival.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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