Cue and Target

Cue

Cue noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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

Nearby Words: cued, cueing

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

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

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good cue	good target
best	best cue	best target
common	common cue	common target
specific	specific cue	specific target
Other adjectives: certain, original, single, obvious, visible, small, actual, real, big, huge, slow, main, important, possible, final, next, nearest, biggest.

If the player shoots the cue ball correctly, it hits a target on the kicker, which knocks the eight ball into an upper set of targets.

Source: Pinball / Cue Ball Wizard
Cue few years later being the main and almost obsessive target of Jiang Jieshi's expeditions and then anything after the Long March is pretty much a legend.

Source: Useful Notes / No More Emperors
If his reluctance to kill the target doesn't cue a HeelFace Turn, it might just be a case of evil having a lot of standards.

Source: Hitman with a Heart

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