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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Other works by the same artist, or in the same genre, or that offer any significant reference or connection; relevant social and political history; reflections or implications to other art forms; aspects of the artists’ lives—and, for that matter, of the critics’ lives—all are fair game.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Fine jewelry, vintage, bridal, home, and select brands are excluded, but most of the site is fair game.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 22 July 2025
But prosecutors say the entire scope of the scheme is still fair game, even if the specific bribery counts were dropped — a position that Shah has agreed with.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Trump to make crypto available to U.S. retirement accounts; gold and private equity would also be fair game.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Fine jewelry, vintage, bridal, home, and select brands are excluded, but most of the site is fair game.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 22 July 2025
But prosecutors say the entire scope of the scheme is still fair game, even if the specific bribery counts were dropped — a position that Shah has agreed with.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
Trump to make crypto available to U.S. retirement accounts; gold and private equity would also be fair game.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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“Fair game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20game. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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