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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
Around 18 firefighter crews responded to the scene and searched for several hours for victims, while residents were evacuated from the area following the blast, El País reported.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the Cook County Medical Examiner would identify the victims and determine their respective cause of death.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Scammers who gain the victim's full Social Security number are often able to take the victim's funds and steal the victim's identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Police said the Cook County Medical Examiner would identify the victims and determine their respective cause of death.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Scammers who gain the victim's full Social Security number are often able to take the victim's funds and steal the victim's identity.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
Noun
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Even so, as the volume of travel increases--Waymo is over 250,000 rides/week--some day there will be a fatality with fault attributable to a robocar.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The death was the 24th traffic fatality of the year on city streets.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Doing Your College Research Start by researching actual employment outcomes for specific programs at target schools.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sagapolutele’s top targets have been UNLV senior transfer wide receiver Jacob De Jesus (17 catches, 141 yards, TD), sophomore tight end Mason Mini (13-99, 2 TDs) and senior wide receiver Trond Grizzell (11-175, TD).—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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For Verlander, his latest quality start was possible due in part to a sacrifice from Dominic Smith, who sacrificed his body for an out.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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At which point Tyler re-enters the room and is given up by the terrified crowd (and, more importantly, anointed by Joan) as one of three people — including Bracken and one of the show’s dancers — who must make the film’s titular sacrifice to save the world from an imminent catastrophe.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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Russia is firing double the number of missile strikes from years before, with mounting civilian casualties.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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It was not immediately known how many people were on board the aircraft or whether any casualties occurred.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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In tropical regions, where four or five species may occur together, the birds avoid competition by chasing different prey from different heights.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As an expert on Antarctica claims in the film, commercial krill fishing is leading to a decrease in penguin populations by increasing competition for this crucial prey.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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