@tivasyk is more interested in bullying people to using his words than having a normal conversation. Here is a short example:
RSH ?= ssh
HOSTS ?= a.example b.example
hosts: $(HOSTS)
%.example:
-$(RSH) -l $(USER) $@ "$(CMD)"
make -j hosts
Runs RSH on all hosts HOSTS in parallel. This can easily be done on a single line for the curl example.