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target

Definition for target

noun as in aim, goal

Strongest matches

aim, goal, mark, object, objective

Strong matches

ambition, bull's-eye, end, intention

noun as in object of ridicule or attack

Strongest matches

mark, victim

Weak match

sitting duck

verb as in aim an attack at

Strongest matches

aim at, attack, fire at, hit

Strong matches

home in on, zero in on

verb as in direct a message to

Strongest matches

address, focus on

Strong match

pitch to

verb as in select for harm

Weak match

pick on

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Example Sentences

For weeks now, activists have been targeting Musk, the world’s richest man and head of Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency, by going after his bottom line.

He had come to Lebanon on Friday, along with other men because men were being targeted.

That's especially true now that millions of vulnerable Americans have found themselves targets of this administration.

From Salon

The BLA has waged a decades-long insurgency to gain independence and has launched numerous deadly attacks, often targeting police stations, railway lines and highways.

From BBC

It's only going to make things better because then you're either going to have a target on you, put a little more pressure and hopefully you pick it up, or you get penalised.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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