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targets

NOUN

aim, goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destination mark object objective point purpose spot

STRONG

ambition bull's-eye duty end function intention use

WEAK

ground zero

NOUN

person as object of ridicule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mark victim

STRONG

butt byword game pigeon prey quarry scapegoat scorn sport

WEAK

sitting duck

Example Sentences

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After six months of treatment, approximately 25% of participants without the variants reached recommended HbA1c targets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The American journalist "gathered intelligence on his American targets and reported it back to his Chinese intelligence handlers," said Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI's Counterintelligence and Espionage Division.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Wall Street firms lowered price targets on Netskope, citing modest net-new annual recurring revenue and the CFO’s planned retirement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The latest earnings results and forecast from the maker of fiber-optic networking gear soundly beat Wall Street’s targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Soon, the famous whistling arrows of the Mongol nomads would shriek through the perforated rock and find their targets.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri