Scapegoat
Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.
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Single out and scapegoat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Single out" instead a verb "Scapegoat".
Single out
Single out verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Scapegoat and single out are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Scapegoat" with "Single out", this verbs are similar.
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