Pursuit and Target

Pursuit

Pursuit noun - The act of going after or in the tracks of another.

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

Nearby Words: pursue, pursuer

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

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

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

usual	usual pursuit	usual target
fast	fast pursuit	fast target
original	original pursuit	original target
single	single pursuit	single target
Other adjectives: popular, actual, constant, slow, new, final, military, latest.

Duncan MacLeod, Methos, and Joe Dawson go in pursuit, and Duncan finds himself the latest target in Kell's hit list.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Decade with No Name
After their first case, Dee steals a kiss from his surprised partner - and for the rest of the series, spends most of his time in romantic pursuit of his not-always-reluctant target.

Source: Manga / FAKE
Military-grade armaments have little to no effect during its pursuit of a target.

Source: Super-Persistent Predator

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