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object

[ob-jikt, -jekt, uhb-jekt] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt, -dʒɛkt, əbˈdʒɛkt /


NOUN
aim, recipient
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This process allows far more heat to flow from one object to another than would normally be expected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He sends warships to distant waters—the intended object of the message shrugs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Last summer, a NASA-funded asteroid impact warning system detected a mysterious object speeding through the solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He is gazing neither directly at us nor at the object he is holding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The silver object in his hand hit the ground too and skittered across the floor, toward Jonah.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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