crosshair

noun

cross·hair ˈkrȯs-ˌher

: a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument used as a reference line in the field or for marking the instrumental axis

—used figuratively to describe someone or something being targeted as if through an aiming device having crosshairs

… in the crosshairs this political season—

J. H. Alter

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The agency has also come into the crosshairs of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. —

Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 In Heart Eyes, a masked murderer is hell-bent on stalking and killing couples on the lovey-dovey holiday, but for some reason a pair of platonic co-workers (Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) are in the murderer’s crosshairs. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 The big picture: Corporate America found itself in the political crosshairs with the new Washington taking shape. —

Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 Clean energy efforts in the crosshairs But some assistance to businesses is clearly on the administration’s crosshairs. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crosshair