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as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
a statewide strategy to raise students' achievement test scores over the next three years
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as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
you'll need a better strategy than just knocking on doors if you want to sell that many magazines
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Recent Examples of strategy
The case for longevity as more than a buzzword or trend but rather a long-term business strategy was made Wednesday night at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Haft Theater.
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Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Ideas that initially arrived as sudden flashes of inspiration can now be grounded with strategy.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Savings strategies that may have been working in January, for example, may no longer be applicable.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The concept builds on body doubling, a productivity strategy ADHD coach Linda Anderson named in 1996 after a client described the effect.
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Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for strategy
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Ideas that initially arrived as sudden flashes of inspiration can now be grounded with strategy.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Savings strategies that may have been working in January, for example, may no longer be applicable.
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The concept builds on body doubling, a productivity strategy ADHD coach Linda Anderson named in 1996 after a client described the effect.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for strategy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
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Hired for four years at a salary of $440,000, Carvalho quickly adopted a strategic plan that included detailed, regular review of a school’s test scores — from both the annual state tests and periodic district assessments.
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Corlys is below deck on The Queen Who Never Was, telling a defiant Alyn about Rhaenyra’s new plan for peace, when the alarms sound.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues.
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Board member Mark Parker’s move to become executive chairman at Nike seemed to offer a blueprint.
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Unintentionally, many businesses make this blueprint easy to follow.
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This is a natural mosquito control method.
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That is hard to achieve in collaborations like film, television, and the Marvel method.
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.
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Iran has said peace talks cannot advance to more substantive issues – such as its nuclear program – until the fighting in Lebanon is halted.
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Odds and gambling platforms do not use methodologies used by traditional political polling, and therefore are not substitutes for political polls.
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Prosecutors allege Eidleh, along with other members of the scheme, solicited and received bribes and kickbacks from individuals and companies seeking approval to operate fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program sites.
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This has fueled the ‘spend not sell’ movement, in which builders seek to familiarize users with earning and spending their bitcoin rather than trading and falling for get-rich-quick schemes.
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Remaining faithful to the shoe’s essential proportions and leather sole, this new expression is reimagined in Doha calfskin, the most prestigious leather in Church’s production, and finished through hand-dyeing and hand-antiquing with airbrushing techniques.
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For resistance training, that may mean starting with lighter weights and mastering technique before increasing load.
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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