fair game
noun
: someone or something that can be chased, attacked, or criticized
Celebrities are fair game for the tabloids.
The tourists were fair game for the pickpockets.
Even her retirement savings were fair game for her creditors.
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Choose each node’s position at random — any point on the sphere is fair game, and the placement of each node has no influence over the placement of any other node.
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Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2026
For most Americans, the Maryland elections are fair game -- races in the state are already generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in trading volume on the major prediction markets.
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Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Anything sterling or silver-plated, from julep cups to picture frames to utensils, is fair game for a monogram.
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Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
On an unprotected network, all of it is fair game.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2026
For most Americans, the Maryland elections are fair game -- races in the state are already generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in trading volume on the major prediction markets.
—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Anything sterling or silver-plated, from julep cups to picture frames to utensils, is fair game for a monogram.
—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
On an unprotected network, all of it is fair game.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fair game
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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