targeted

past tense of target

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for targeted
Verb
  • Philadelphia’s defensive front, led by tackle Jalen Carter, harassed Daniels and Washington’s running backs in both meetings.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The new complaint is rooted in allegations that Tilda Santiago, a special education case manager for Ortiz from September 2022 through May 2023, bullied and harassed the high schooler for several months.
    Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While Beyoncé has remained tight-lipped about what to expect from the show, Netflix has teased that some collaborators on the album will join the Grammy winner on stage.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that Emerson teased her about it.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The 737 Max was grounded for almost two years, and a flight-control system, which was later tweaked, was implicated in both of those crashes.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Moscow, like Kyiv, has used a broad range of drones that are updated and tweaked as often as every few weeks.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Targeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeted. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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