strategize
verb
strat·e·gize
ˈstra-tə-ˌjīz 
strategized; strategizing
: to devise a strategy or course of action
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Examples of strategize in a Sentence
The organization strategizes for Republican candidates.
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That has meant a lot of work behind the scenes, strategizing to keep students interested and engaged and building relationships with the university campus workers union, student government and other organizations.
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Leah Willingham, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Digital transactions offer real-time visibility, allowing businesses to track their financial well-being and strategize effectively—something checks simply can’t match.
—Nick Chandi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Frans de Waal, who used his study of the inner lives of animals to build a powerful case that apes think, feel, strategize, pass down culture and act on moral sentiments — and that humans are not quite as special as many of us like to think — died on Thursday at his home in Stone Mountain, Ga.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Now, more than ever, homeowners need to start strategizing on the best ways to navigate potentially higher mortgage expenses.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Doug Linney, a political consultant and founder of Activate America, an Oakland group that works to elect Democrats and strategizes efforts to hold or retake control of Congress, said the conversation came up at a recent webinar.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The constant attempts of exclusion turned sour for segregationists in 1811, when nearly 500 enslaved people and maroons assembled, strategized, and rebelled under the leadership of Charles Deslondes along the German Coast of Louisiana (25 miles upriver from New Orleans).
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
Even though this unpredictable quality is still present, today the New Moon is your ideal chance to strategize new plans for the future.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Cut to the new King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen assembling their troops and preparing for battle, and Rhys Ifans’s Otto Hightower strategizing with his daughter, the now Dowager Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Leah Willingham, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Digital transactions offer real-time visibility, allowing businesses to track their financial well-being and strategize effectively—something checks simply can’t match.
—Nick Chandi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Frans de Waal, who used his study of the inner lives of animals to build a powerful case that apes think, feel, strategize, pass down culture and act on moral sentiments — and that humans are not quite as special as many of us like to think — died on Thursday at his home in Stone Mountain, Ga.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Now, more than ever, homeowners need to start strategizing on the best ways to navigate potentially higher mortgage expenses.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Doug Linney, a political consultant and founder of Activate America, an Oakland group that works to elect Democrats and strategizes efforts to hold or retake control of Congress, said the conversation came up at a recent webinar.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
The constant attempts of exclusion turned sour for segregationists in 1811, when nearly 500 enslaved people and maroons assembled, strategized, and rebelled under the leadership of Charles Deslondes along the German Coast of Louisiana (25 miles upriver from New Orleans).
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
Even though this unpredictable quality is still present, today the New Moon is your ideal chance to strategize new plans for the future.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024
Cut to the new King Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) and Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen assembling their troops and preparing for battle, and Rhys Ifans’s Otto Hightower strategizing with his daughter, the now Dowager Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke).
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
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strategize
verb
strat·e·gize
-ˌjīz
strategized; strategizing
: to devise a strategy or course of action
strategized with her teammates
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