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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
Elswyth Elderwood is determined to find out what happened to her sister Persephone, who seems to have been a victim of a Jack the Ripper-like killer known as the Reaper.
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Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The victim was taken to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries, which police said were not life-threatening.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
When the vessel hit the pier, the victims were thrown onto the rocks on the shore, WBTS reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Responding officers discovered a victim in a laundry room, the Seattle Police Department said in a statement on May 11.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The victim was taken to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries, which police said were not life-threatening.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
When the vessel hit the pier, the victims were thrown onto the rocks on the shore, WBTS reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Responding officers discovered a victim in a laundry room, the Seattle Police Department said in a statement on May 11.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
Noun
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Despite the presence of air defenses, several drones reportedly got through, resulting in infrastructure damage, fires, and fatalities.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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The attack was Australia’s first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died in a hospital days after he was mauled by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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The group blamed both the army and RSF and said some drones use visual monitoring technology capable of distinguishing targets, raising concerns that the attacks may not have been indiscriminate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Barca’s No 1 forward target is Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, who club sources believe would be keen to join, while recognising negotiations with Atletico could be very tough.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Fashion was worth the sacrifice.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement are alarmed by the speed of the rollbacks, noting that protections won through generations of sacrifice have been weakened in little more than a decade.—
Kim Chandler,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Despite the lack of casualties, the incident sparked an uproar, as the government’s response was considered delayed and inadequate.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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The Ziesel platform originally entered development as a support vehicle for transport and casualty evacuation missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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When any peripheral ray makes initial contact with a potential prey item, the mole immediately reorients to center subsequent touches on ray 11.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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As offshore waters warm, humpback whales are increasingly following that prey closer to shore, where California’s Dungeness crab fishery operates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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