Thesaurus results for STRATEGIES

strategies

noun

plural of strategy

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

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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 strategies And maybe even part of survival was— figuring out strategies is also a kind of a stepping out. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Trump’s magnanimity comes as China and the United States are in a contest for global leadership, with some of America’s traditional allies rethinking their strategies. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Rest and hydration are essential, but these other strategies may also bring relief. — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 While multiple organizers said some funders had expressed an interest in adopting different strategies, racial justice organizers have felt that as a betrayal. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Business development leaders should prioritize strategies that drive ongoing engagement and grow product adoption. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Xiaomi, Li Auto and Geely are also among EV makers making moves into the robotics sector, although their strategies differ. — Jenny Lee,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 The researchers plan to develop better in-vitro culture strategies to extend muscle life, as well as neuron-like flexible thin-film electrodes that can distribute electrical stimulation more uniformly across the tissue. — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026 Editorial strategies are refocusing on locally relevant themes, which are less suited to export. — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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As a result, plans need to be made to deal with the logistics of several celestial vehicles taxiing and docking at the port and eventually at a permanent moon settlement.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Sep. 2026
Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.

— Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of plans

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Because multiple projects share identical engineering, licensing methods, and supply chains, teams can apply practical lessons directly from one build to the next.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The shop is known for its ukiyo-e, or Japanese woodblock, prints, as well as for its use of etching, aquatint, monotype, screen-printing, and digital hybrid methods.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of methods

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For more than a century, college football has inspired the building of vast concrete-and-steel on-campus cathedrals — only for the names on the blueprints to become historical footnotes.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The genes serve as blueprints for making proteins that drive brain development, but researchers lacked visibility into how those proteins do the work.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blueprints

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Alexis’s view The differing approaches between the US and China to court South Africa speaks volumes about Pretoria’s relationship with the world’s two largest economies — and the strategic priorities of all three.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
China’s semiconductor industry is nevertheless pursuing several parallel approaches.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of approaches

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Contract terms, vendor requirements, safety programs and business continuity planning can reduce either the likelihood or financial severity of certain losses before financing enters the equation.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
An odd message for programs built for communication, used widely in writing and publishing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of programs

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This year, 12 young footwear designers showcased design-forward new styles and innovative techniques.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The underlying argument is that mental-health support is a set of techniques and interventions, and that once machines learn to marshal these effectively, all will be well.

— Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of techniques

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Differences in reporting methodologies, attribution windows, latency or missing signals can all influence how an AI agent interprets performance.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Edwards regarded him as an industry-leading expert in player development, career pathways, coaching methodologies and performance analysis.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026