Top synonyms for moving target other words for moving target are mobile target, walking target and view to a kill. A moving target is a collection of essays and lectures written by william golding. Top synonym for target another word for target is goal. Twelveyearold cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone from the hastati tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an italian.
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In the moving target, film fans will recognize the plot from harper, which cast paul newman in the starring role. Thesaurus for target from the collins english thesaurus. I was immediately drawn into the moving target plot as it moved from its mountain city setting to national and international areas of concern. Change your default dictionary to american english. Synonyms for looks at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. See the complete moving target series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love. Her books have received numerous honors and recognitions including the florida book award and the nebraska book award. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Sitting target definition and synonyms of sitting target in the. Moving synonyms, moving antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus. Moving definition is marked by or capable of movement. Synonyms for moving at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. In this exciting and actionpacked adventure by an awardwinning author, a young girl discovers her secret ancient bloodline. Set in presentday rome, gonzalezs a thunderous whisper thriller hits the ground running and doesnt let up. The moving target book series by christina diaz gonzalez includes books moving target and return fire. When they both suddenly become the abductees, they must determine why they are the killers target of choice and what the next chess move will be before more innocent are killed. Definition and synonyms of moving target from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. A moving target is where you set your expectation for something some task, or evidence for some idea, and then when it is met you move the target and set another expectation.
Target synonyms, target antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus. Aug 30, 2016 christina diaz gonzalez is the awardwinning author of moving target, the red umbrella and a thunderous whisper. The moving target is a 1949 mystery novel by american writer ross macdonald, who at this point used the name john macdonald. Moving target phrase definition and synonyms macmillan. I found myself getting so irritated with lances mother and her highly believable protection of her family which only complicates his best interests. Kenneth millar, who wrote under the pseudonym ross macdonald, has produced some of the best similes in english, and they pop up like gems in the early books. Find 3,754 synonyms for target and other similar words that you can use instead based on 30 separate contexts from our thesaurus. Close synonyms best 282 synonyms for close thesaurus. Lew archer is hired by the dispassionate wife of an eccentric oil tycoon who has gone missing. Dan suzuki over the last few years you saw acquirers announcements met with pretty positive returns in the stock market, it was not just the target company moving higher, the performance this year has been more mixed, and i think that means the market is getting a little bit more skeptical on deals. Moving target phrase meaning, pronunciation and more by. The moving target is a quickly paced mysteryadventure novel filled with chases, fights, and murders which macdonald described as a story clearly aspiring to be a movie, which it became. It was first published in 1982 by faber and faber but subsequent reprints included goldings nobel prize lecture which he gave after being awarded the honour in 1983.
Setting synonyms, setting antonyms merriamwebster thesaurus. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Moving target meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Eighthgrader cassie arroyo is unceremoniously whisked out of school one afternoon by. Heres a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Which means that the the person you have the expectation of is never able to reach the target. Target noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary. From longman dictionary of contemporary english a moving target a moving target something that is changing continuously, so that it is very difficult to criticize it or compete against it the company is constantly improving the system, making it a moving target.