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fair game

NOUN
legitimate target
Synonyms
WEAK
clear stage even break fair field fair play fair shake level playing field prey quarry target up for grabs

Example Sentences

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This could be fair game territory for legally recording because law has not kept pace with technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“A lot of things are now fair game for whoever has the best solution, versus who’s got the scale,” Rosen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

I have devoted my life to my music but this does not mean deeply personal things which I have a right to deal with in private are fair game.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Street lights and telephone poles and electrical wires were all fair game.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

A ceiling protected the mews from rain and snow, but more importantly from the wild hawks and owls for whom anything that moves is fair game.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George