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as in target
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the victim of schoolyard teasing
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as in sacrifice
something offered to a god
the Aztecs are believed to have sacrificed thousands of victims annually to the sun
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Recent Examples of victim
Butler is a victim of a sinister moral panic, one in which small and jealous spirits tore down the highest targets their stubby little souls could reach.
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Pirro, please, be the voice for Malki and the other American victims.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Kaylee was hit by unknown object and Xana ‘fought back’
Though investigators are confident a knife was used to kill all four victims, Goncalves was struck in the face by an unknown object and the extent of her struggle with Kohberger is still unknown, Gilbertson said.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
The store brand juggernaut triggered by pandemic-era inflation and economic uncertainty has passed a tipping point with consumers and may have claimed its first national brand victim.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Judge Pirro, please, be the voice for Malki and the other American victims.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Kaylee was hit by unknown object and Xana ‘fought back’
Though investigators are confident a knife was used to kill all four victims, Goncalves was struck in the face by an unknown object and the extent of her struggle with Kohberger is still unknown, Gilbertson said.
—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
The store brand juggernaut triggered by pandemic-era inflation and economic uncertainty has passed a tipping point with consumers and may have claimed its first national brand victim.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
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Both pedestrian and cyclist fatalities rose 64% in the U.S., but fell 17% in Canada, for example, and deaths involving large trucks increased 54% in the U.S. and decreased 24% in Canada.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 July 2025
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Graham has been a regular target of criticism by Trump and his supporters over the last decade, with the lawmaker sometimes splitting from the GOP leader.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube are each chasing ambitious revenue targets — and lofty market caps that reflect their potential as platform giants in the race for dominance in entertainment and media.—
Jason Davis,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Advertisement Vikram’s role as the final sacrifice Vikram Singh, a local police officer and Rea’s close ally, becomes the cult’s ultimate target.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Looking Forward—Innovation Without Sacrifice The notion that innovation inevitably comes with sacrifices is outdated.—
Vincent Ledoux Pedailles,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Watson, 46, who as deputy criminal chief was serving in one of the office’s senior positions, became another casualty in President Donald Trump’s mission to purge anyone found to have worked in some way for special counsel Jack Smith.—
Jay Weaver
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Battle of the Somme ground on for another four months, at the cost of more than a million British, French, and German casualties.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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America’s great conservationist, Teddy Roosevelt, believed in a fair chase in which the hunter uses skills and fitness to kill prey.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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Its claws, while not as curved or fearsome as those of a hawk, are still sharp enough to grip prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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