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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
Forbes Communications Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.
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Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
All of these scenarios require slightly different hunting strategies, so plan accordingly.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Redick went from coaching unknown to a successful culture builder, even if his boldest strategies in the playoffs didn’t keep the Lakers from being eliminated after just five games for the second straight year.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
All of these scenarios require slightly different hunting strategies, so plan accordingly.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Redick went from coaching unknown to a successful culture builder, even if his boldest strategies in the playoffs didn’t keep the Lakers from being eliminated after just five games for the second straight year.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
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The up arrows first turned down in February when Trump and his administration rolled out tariff plans for Mexico and Canada.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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As part of his responses, Isaacman indicated support for various programs at NASA, including flying Artemis II and III with the current plan, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Insufficient research has been conducted to determine which approach is most effective.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
2 May 2025
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While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The blueprint emphasizes reforming U.S. international assistance programs, not cutting them.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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The genetic blueprints that provide insights into the essence of ourselves and our families deserve stronger legal solutions — ones that protect patients’ rights while considering ethical implications for family members.—
Lauren B. Solberg,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Hippler is allowing the account’s click activity pertaining to knives and knife accessories, the payment method used, and details of items in the cart, including all items added to the cart and removed from the cart or wish listed in the shopping bag.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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With exquisite attention to detail, FAMILY PORTRAIT expertly uses stop-motion’s surreal nature to reveal the discord that arises from the collision of each family member’s coping methods.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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The president also delved into the issue of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, highlighted his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and heaped praise on the University of Alabama’s athletic program.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Since the program started, Sullivan said the team has mailed out around 750,000 HIV tests to households across the U.S.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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But the study's methodology, statistical rigor, risk of bias, and lack of data transparency continue to draw criticism.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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This methodology could significantly lower computing costs further during pre-training and facilitate enhanced inference performance.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The project looks at the 1980s rise and fall of Joe Hunt and young and wealthy men who made up an exclusive investment group who descended into a fraud scheme that led to murder.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Los Angeles doubled down on a defensive scheme that largely left Gobert unattended in an effort to account for Anthony Edwards.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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Why Sponge Painting Should Stay In The Past Even when paired with modern elements, Gruver says that the technique demands too much attention from the eye.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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