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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
Lexington Police would provide only limited updates regarding the shooting and would not confirm the names of the two male victims who were shot at the church.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
And Singapore just passed an anti-scam law that allows law enforcement to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2025
State police confirmed that there were multiple victims at the church and that emergency personnel were at the scene.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 July 2025
The unresolved legal process has gripped observers across the United States, resurfacing debates about the death penalty, victims' rights and the responsibilities of prosecutors in high-profile cases.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 14 July 2025
And Singapore just passed an anti-scam law that allows law enforcement to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2025
State police confirmed that there were multiple victims at the church and that emergency personnel were at the scene.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 13 July 2025
The unresolved legal process has gripped observers across the United States, resurfacing debates about the death penalty, victims' rights and the responsibilities of prosecutors in high-profile cases.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victim
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By far, the greatest number of fatalities occurred in Kerr County, where 85 people are believed to be dead, according to officials, including 27 children.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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Approximately 84% of these fatalities occurred among males.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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As of July 1, 2025, the new target reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels are 30 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 90 percent below by 2045.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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While the Hendrickson possibility is still an option, another name has been suggested as a possible target for the Packers.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Corder's funeral was held on July 11, with colleagues and city officials honoring his service and sacrifice.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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The percentage is small, in part, because military service demands an unusually high level of commitment and sacrifice.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
11 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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After all, snowmobiles can’t smell seals or polar bears, nor travel quietly enough to avoid scaring off potential prey.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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In that way, Broken Voices is about the circumstances that allow abuse to happen; Vitek is like a vampire, a cold and distant creature capable of great charm, and Karolina, in all her disarming naivety, is easy prey.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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“Victim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victim. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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