as in prudent
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances made the tactical move of becoming friendly with the journalism teacher, hoping that this would get him appointed editor of the school newspaper

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Recent Examples on the Web Search and rescue crews were sent from Whidbey Island, a naval air station in the Pacific Northwest where all but one Navy tactical electronic attack squadrons flying the EA-18G Growler are based. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024 Whereas in France, Le Pen was kept from victory in June-July parliamentary elections by an intricate network of tactical voting between erstwhile rivals. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024 Creativity, resilience, and courage produced significant tactical achievements. Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024 Another factor, according to the investigation, was that there was little to no training among the special operators on how to trigger the tactical flotation device in an emergency. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tactical 

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“Tactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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