targets

NOUN

aim, goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destination mark object objective point purpose spot

STRONG

ambition bull's-eye duty end function intention use

WEAK

ground zero

NOUN

person as object of ridicule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mark victim

STRONG

butt byword game pigeon prey quarry scapegoat scorn sport

WEAK

sitting duck

Example Sentences

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The company threw themselves upon the food with a great scraping of chairs and a vast rustle of muslins, tarletans, and organdies; soon the clatter of dishes was a veritable uproar.

From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank