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off-target



ADJECTIVE
wide
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
on-course on-target




Example Sentences

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Fipronil can harm aquatic insects and pollinators if it escapes into the environment, but in this case it was injected into wood, which lowers the chance of off-target effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

His attack is also off-target since few Americans today get their news from the public airwaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The company did not share specific safety data, though it said aleniglipron had a “compelling off-target safety profile.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Lopez and Rashford fired narrowly off-target while Pena saved from Torres as Barca squandered some presentable chances.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

It shot off wildly, wobbling to an off-target finish.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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