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target

Definition for target

noun as in aim, goal

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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

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pick on

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Indeed, the highs for gold in 2025 are likely already in — though $5,000 an ounce is a modest target for next year.

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Bilibili’s ad-market share gains remain on track, driven by improved targeting, upgraded infrastructure, better production efficiency and rising user traffic, the analysts say.

As McGraw explained, when the market sees major selling during a session, leveraged ETFs must rebalance by selling at the end of the trading day to keep target leverage ratios.

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Advances in artificial intelligence increasingly allow unmanned systems to operate with minimal human direction, such as tracking and attacking targets on their own.

Hackers then built an unspecified programme using Claude's coding assistance to "autonomously compromise a chosen target with little human involvement".

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

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