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target

Definition for target

noun as in aim, goal

Strongest matches

aim, goal, mark, object, objective

Strong matches

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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In new forecasts, the OBR said the government will meet the first target with “headroom” of 22 billion pounds, and its second with headroom of 24 billion pounds.

Investors would like to see Ramsay give explicit margin targets, she adds.

This month, JP Morgan analysts raised Snap’s price target to $8 after the Perplexity deal but kept an underweight rating on the shares, meaning they expect the stock to underperform.

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In turn, several “rapid-response” organizations have surged into action to aid those targeted in the raids, and document their treatment.

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EU storage levels remain below the 90% target set for Dec. 1, though milder temperatures would allow the region to refill inventories despite the start of the heating season.

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

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