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as in fatalities
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
helped the victims of the fire
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as in targets
a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule
the victim of schoolyard teasing
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as in sacrifices
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 victims
Nurses and doctors are especially vulnerable, with reports showing that 91% of emergency doctors and 25% of nurses have been victims of workplace violence.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The victims were asked to provide bail money in cash so their relative could be released immediately, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Automated and enabled by AI, criminal hackers will continue to extort victims at a startling rate in 2025.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Then, when the victims had the money, a person posing as a bail bondsman picked it up, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Relatives of most, but not all the victims, denounced Biden’s Christmas week decision to spare the killers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
More recently, the Grammy winner donated $5 million to relief funds in October to help victims of Hurricanes Helen and Milton, which decimated parts of the South.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Well, this kind of attack leverages multiple communication platforms with the end result of manipulating victims more effectively than a single channel can do.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The victims were asked to provide bail money in cash so their relative could be released immediately, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Automated and enabled by AI, criminal hackers will continue to extort victims at a startling rate in 2025.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Then, when the victims had the money, a person posing as a bail bondsman picked it up, according to federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Relatives of most, but not all the victims, denounced Biden’s Christmas week decision to spare the killers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
More recently, the Grammy winner donated $5 million to relief funds in October to help victims of Hurricanes Helen and Milton, which decimated parts of the South.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Well, this kind of attack leverages multiple communication platforms with the end result of manipulating victims more effectively than a single channel can do.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Last month, the Onion gleefully revealed its winning bid for Infowars, which was sued into bankruptcy (as was Jones) after the families of victims in the Sandy Hook mass shooting in Connecticut won a judgment in 2022 against Jones in a defamation suit.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victims
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The recent fatalities are the first in the United States in a decade from the highly contagious disease.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fatalities are the first in the United States in a decade from the highly contagious disease.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Continuing to battle Ukraine in lieu of a ceasefire deal would give their ranks with more battlefield experience, but would rack up more casualties and risk miring North Korea further into a war thousands of miles away.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
23 Mar. 2025
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There were no reports of casualties or damage.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their larvae live in small holes in the turf and wait for their prey to walk by.—
Kevin Gepford,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Victims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victims. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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