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target

Definition for target

noun as in aim, goal

Strongest matches

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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The Russians also targeted a sewage treatment works outside the village and set up a command post there once the Ukrainians had abandoned the facility.

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Many were directly hit by air strikes which the Israeli military said targeted operatives of Hamas and other armed groups.

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But for all their control and dominance, they only converted one of their six attempts on target - something Bompastor said is "not enough" in a European competition.

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The company runs sponsored commercials on YouTube Shorts and Facebook, targeting people involved in car accidents and other personal injuries.

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The government could consider pursuing more curbs on protest laws, including targeting some of the chants used at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the prime minister has said.

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

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