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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
Butler is a victim of a sinister moral panic, one in which small and jealous spirits tore down the highest targets their stubby little souls could reach.
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Pirro, please, be the voice for Malki and the other American victims.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Kaylee was hit by unknown object and Xana ‘fought back’
Though investigators are confident a knife was used to kill all four victims, Goncalves was struck in the face by an unknown object and the extent of her struggle with Kohberger is still unknown, Gilbertson said.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
The store brand juggernaut triggered by pandemic-era inflation and economic uncertainty has passed a tipping point with consumers and may have claimed its first national brand victim.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Pirro, please, be the voice for Malki and the other American victims.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Kaylee was hit by unknown object and Xana ‘fought back’
Though investigators are confident a knife was used to kill all four victims, Goncalves was struck in the face by an unknown object and the extent of her struggle with Kohberger is still unknown, Gilbertson said.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
The store brand juggernaut triggered by pandemic-era inflation and economic uncertainty has passed a tipping point with consumers and may have claimed its first national brand victim.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
Noun
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Flooding is the second deadliest weather hazard nationwide, with most fatalities occurring when vehicles are swept away by rising waters.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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According to data from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E, the incident marks the first boating fatality in the area.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Graham has been a regular target of criticism by Trump and his supporters over the last decade, with the lawmaker sometimes splitting from the GOP leader.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Pitchers such as Sandy Alcántara, Edward Cabrera, Mitch Keller, Zac Gallen or Merrill Kelly come to mind as the new targets for the Cubs.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Advertisement Vikram’s role as the final sacrifice Vikram Singh, a local police officer and Rea’s close ally, becomes the cult’s ultimate target.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Looking Forward—Innovation Without Sacrifice The notion that innovation inevitably comes with sacrifices is outdated.—
Vincent Ledoux Pedailles,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Watson, 46, who as deputy criminal chief was serving in one of the office’s senior positions, became another casualty in President Donald Trump’s mission to purge anyone found to have worked in some way for special counsel Jack Smith.—
Jay Weaver
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Battle of the Somme ground on for another four months, at the cost of more than a million British, French, and German casualties.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Several tyrannosaur species often lived side by side, each focused on different prey.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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The Yautja hunter Dek is an outcast from his tribe who hunts a seemingly unkillable prey, aided by the android Thia.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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