Course and Target

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

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Target and course are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Course".

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Course and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Course" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good course	good target
best	best course	best target
particular	particular course	particular target
usual	usual course	usual target
Other adjectives: right, certain, current, original, single, obvious, small, actual, real, huge, wrong, main, acceptable, new, major, possible, final, random, next, last, intended, different.

Anti-aircraft fire often qualifies for this trope, although of course they generally have some target in mind.

Source: Firing in the Air a Lot
He kicks it so far off course that instead of the intended target, Washington, DC, he ends up in Alaska, somehow not exploding.

Source: Artistic License Physics
Of course, there's always that one target... not The One That Got Away, but the one that got into their heart.

Source: In Love with the Mark

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