Thesaurus results for STRATEGY

strategy

noun

ˈstra-tə-jē

Definition of strategy

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 In March, Six Flags agreed to sell seven of its amusement parks for $331 million to real estate investment firm EPR Properties as part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its operations on parks with growth potential and pay down debt. — Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 Humans set the strategy and creative direction while governance is built directly into the workflow—eliminating unnecessary review cycles without sacrificing brand consistency or compliance. — Jamie Garverick, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The startup’s strategy marks a shift in China’s AI scene, which is known for prioritizing widespread adoption over the loftier frontier research often championed by Silicon Valley. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 Alpine pulled this strategy straight out of Formula 1, where strict racing rules ban teams from testing physical cars on real tracks for most of the year. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for strategy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy

Noun

He’s pivoted nicely from relying on Aemond and Vhagar to a plan that involves sowing chaos and propping up a challenger by, among other things, printing new money with the challenger’s face on it.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Most recently, a flurry of appeals from several governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar — dissuaded Trump from following through on a plan to collect fees from ships transiting the strait.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

Those layers, which expand in Heartstopper Forever, are illustrative of Oseman’s approach that appreciates both the evolution inherent to queerness and the coming of age.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Once fall approaches, simply switch to a long-sleeve shirt or layer a cardigan on top.

— India Roby, Glamour, 16 July 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Nicole Kidman is serving up the aesthetic blueprint for the ultimate European summer, from embracing power suiting in Wimbledon’s Royal Box to showing off her natural blonde curls while jet-setting out of Ibiza.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 July 2026
Keep scrolling to shop more sneakers and dresses inspired by Kylie Kelce’s outfit blueprint below.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of blueprint

Noun

And while Holland has yet to produce any Telemachus method dressing, Zendaya has been Athena incarnate in custom Jacquemus, drapey Khaite, and sculptural vintage Givenchy headgear.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Likely to avoid other bad actors circumventing safeguards, xAI did not include examples of Harwood’s successful prompts or describe methods used to bypass filters.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

Definition of method

Noun

This modern methodology, also frequently employed by ascendent jazz jammers SML, adds artful friction to the Prairiewolf terroir.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 17 July 2026
But Hsu stands by the survey’s soundness and its methodology, which in recent years shifted to gathering survey responses online rather than over the phone.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of methodology

Noun

In general, most experts agree that for a foreign vote-changing scheme to work, spooks would have to get physical access to the casting and counting systems used in thousands of different locations scattered around the country.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026
The scheme also aims to start environmental education activities in schools so that sharks will come to be seen as part of the region’s natural heritage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of scheme

Noun

Analyst Michael Leininger, a former detective with the San Jose Police Department, said Antioch officers should have applied training techniques to gain control of the situation without excessive use of force and to prevent further escalation.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Though the mural, which depicts a man in a headdress holding a spear, had been removed for conservation in 2004, the team relied on advanced imaging techniques to reconstruct both the work and its surrounding architecture.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026