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target

Definition for target

noun as in aim, goal

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aim, goal, mark, object, objective

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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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Wet conditions could not only wash herbicides off leaf surfaces in the hours after application; excess precipitation in the days after application could trigger stress responses, leading to slower growth and reduced movement of herbicides to target sites within the plant.

“We know there is a target on our back from this president-elect,” Blumenfield said.

Now, Scripps Research scientists have analyzed the structure and stability of a critical RSV and hMPV protein to better design vaccines that target it.

"Our finding points to a very specific part of the large calcium channel that next-generation drugs can target to provide pain relief in a similar way to opioids. Instead of blocking the calcium channel completely, which is a less refined method, future drugs can be designed to fine-tune calcium channel activity in pain signalling," says Antonios Pantazis.

The 45th District was one of the country’s most expensive races, and a key target for Democrats, because although Steel is a Republican, voters there supported President Biden in 2020.

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

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