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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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In an interview with Fox News that day, Bovino said the raids were targeted and based on intelligence.

“He wants accountability for these corrupt fraudsters who abused their power, who abused their oath of office to target the former president.”

The gunman suspected of targeting the National Football League headquarters in New York, killing four, was a former football player at two Southern California high schools.

US warplanes have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, the same places Israeli planes had targeted in its ongoing war with Iran.

From BBC

In September, the government said it had exceeded its target to provide funded childcare to an additional half a million children.

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

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