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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

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mark, victim

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sitting duck

verb as in aim an attack at

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aim at, attack, fire at, hit

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home in on, zero in on

verb as in direct a message to

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address, focus on

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pitch to

verb as in select for harm

Weak match

pick on

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Example Sentences

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It also pointed out that its main crossing point for people at Erez had been targeted by Hamas fighters during the assault.

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No amount of air defenses can cover all these potential targets.

Although the figure is well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target, it was a muted enough increase to allow for additional rate cuts.

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China also recently added companies to its version of the U.S.’s entity list, which restricts transactions between Chinese companies and those that are targeted.

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He’s advised companies who are targeted that he is open to hearing why his thesis is wrong, once saying in a Chicago keynote talk, “We would accept a good explanation.”

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

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