1
as in plans
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
a statewide strategy to raise students' achievement test scores over the next three years
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in methods
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of strategies
Even when companies genuinely believe in the long-term potential of their strategies, vague or inflated narratives can create legal exposure.
—
Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
By focusing on personal stories and perspectives, the series highlights the intersection of federal power and local lives, achieving significant engagement with its effective blend of traditional reporting and modern social media strategies.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
And the experience of working on this gene therapy, Yancopoulos added, has helped provide a foundation for more to come, with potentially different pricing strategies.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Learn strategies and get support at a free Baby Steps gathering.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Older rookies affect team-building strategies.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
This plan is meant to align with a state requirement that local governments maintain climate adaptation and resiliency strategies in their general plans.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The inspector general's office also faulted the city for a lack of policies, strategies, and goals to collect the debt owed.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
As reported, the German e-commerce giant aims to seize 15 percent of Europe’s 450 billion euro fashion market by tweaking its B2B and B2C strategies.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Perrie M. Weiner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
By focusing on personal stories and perspectives, the series highlights the intersection of federal power and local lives, achieving significant engagement with its effective blend of traditional reporting and modern social media strategies.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
And the experience of working on this gene therapy, Yancopoulos added, has helped provide a foundation for more to come, with potentially different pricing strategies.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Learn strategies and get support at a free Baby Steps gathering.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
Older rookies affect team-building strategies.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
This plan is meant to align with a state requirement that local governments maintain climate adaptation and resiliency strategies in their general plans.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The inspector general's office also faulted the city for a lack of policies, strategies, and goals to collect the debt owed.
—Dorothy Tucker, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
As reported, the German e-commerce giant aims to seize 15 percent of Europe’s 450 billion euro fashion market by tweaking its B2B and B2C strategies.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategies
Noun
-
Your itinerary, your accommodation and your plans are wrapped up in those booking details, and now someone else may have a copy.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
-
The Royals plan to build an entertainment district around the stadium to generate steady profits, though the depths of those plans are not yet clear.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Unlike many industrial methods that rely on toxic chemicals or pricey catalysts, this bug is low-maintenance.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
-
Over the past century, mathematicians have come up with dozens of different methods to calculate the Alexander polynomial of a knot.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Bridging the gap from the Championship to the Premier League is incredibly difficult, but Sunderland and Leeds United have offered differing blueprints of how it can be done.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
-
Researchers at Harvard have developed a fleet of robotic ants that mimic the self-organizing behavior of social insects to build and dismantle structures without blueprints or central leadership.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Many of La Liga’s remaining relegation six-pointers will hinge on these contrasting approaches.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
-
The research combined these approaches to create hierarchical protein-cellulose materials using phase separation—a process that allows components to self-organize into structured forms.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The San Diego Housing Commission this month released its budget for the coming fiscal year that prioritized preserving housing subsidies through vouchers and other programs.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Grand masters typically spend countless hours studying and memorizing long sequences of moves suggested by computer programs.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The Restaurant offers refined dining where regional flavors meet international techniques; think Galápagos lobster, locally caught tuna, and produce grown on nearby islands.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Watch the video above to see the kids learn new training techniques and apply them with their pets!—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Payne hopes to have similar production in the fall, especially with TCU incorporating more outside zone run schemes.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
-
Socialists like to spend money — lots of other people’s money, of course — and Mamdani has been hampered by the fiscal stewards of Albany who, thankfully for New York City, aren’t likely to allow his more egregious schemes that would only drive away more of the city’s crucial affluent class.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
In reaction, Afreximbank in January formally ended its relationship with one of the Big Three rating agencies, arguing that rating methodologies applied to states and multilateral institutions fail to reflect development mandates.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
-
Other methodologies are either too expensive or wouldn’t produce timely results, current and former CDC scientists said.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Strategies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategies. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
