targeted

verb

Definition of targetednext
past tense of target
as in harassed

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  1. harassed
  2. teased
  3. tweaked
Verb
  • The department also said that pro-Palestinian students complained that they had been harassed by other students and members of the public.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • He's also been harassed by fellow inmates.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassed
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
Definition of teased
Verb
  • Quickly, competitors tweaked the method and opened their own training companies based on similar principles.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since it was tweaked by the Twelfth Amendment in 1804, our system for electing presidents has remained constitutionally unchanged.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of tweaked
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“Targeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/targeted. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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