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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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Example Sentences

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Current policies put it on track to miss its target to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent by 2035, Canberra said Thursday.

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Two Iranian men aged 32 and 28 were arrested after immigration officers targeted multiple addresses in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

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Guys are looking for innovative formulas that target specific concerns and are made for men, not unisex.

The announcement follows the Budget, which the government said was aimed at boosting growth and in which banks escaped target tax rises which many in the industry had feared.

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Berlin, which aims to have the strongest conventional army in Europe, is open to making the system mandatory if recruitment targets aren’t met.

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

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