LIGHTNING RODS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

lightning rods

noun

plural of lightning rod

as in sitting ducks

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Noun

In Ukraine, tanks—the backbone of 20th-century armies—have become sitting ducks for drones.

— Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
As labor complications ensue, a blizzard rages outside trapping the family in their home – sitting ducks for whatever sinister presence might be in there with them.

— William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of sitting ducks

Noun

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces overnight struck targets in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on the Black Sea coast with drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
The interceptor uses hit-to-kill technology to destroy targets through direct impact.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of targets

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One boat was traveling from Ubangi, in the northwest, to the capital of Kinshasa, and the other from Kinshasa to Lukolela, close to where the collision happened, Mputu said, and added that search efforts continue to find more victims and survivors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
His National Film Board of Canada film goes beyond numbers to humanize the Iranian-Canadian victims of Flight PS752 who have long slipped from news headlines, even as their families continue an uphill battle to hold Iran accountable.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of victims

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Chances of encountering a shark in Southern California are higher in October, when warmer coastal waters attract both prey and juvenile sharks.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
To give the episodes shape, each is broken up into several mini-narratives, such as a mother cheetah learning to adapt her hunting style to mountainous rocky terrain in order to catch prey for her hungry cubs.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of prey

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