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a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
those stupid comments just made him a sitting duck for comedians
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Recent Examples of sitting duck
Matthew Stafford was a sitting duck in the Rams’ 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Some former Secret Service officials also said the evacuation route essentially made Trump a sitting duck.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks.
—Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
Some former Secret Service officials also said the evacuation route essentially made Trump a sitting duck.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 19 July 2024
The problems with the current metal detectors that PBC has acquired are the following: 1) slow processing, the kids are processed to slowly through the metal detectors, there are often no armed school police officers during this time, and our kids are sitting ducks.
—Mike Letsky, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024
If the far right gets a majority, Macron would virtually become a sitting duck president with a hostile parliament and prime minister.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024
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“Sitting duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting%20duck. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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