strategizing (about)

verb

present participle of strategize (about)
as in planning
to work out the details of (something) in advance strategized about how they would arrange seating if the event had to be moved inside

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategizing (about)
  1. planning
  2. preparing
  3. designing
  4. organizing
Verb
  • In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • The Florida Department of Health is preparing more than 100 ambulances for possible evacuations and patient transportation, according to the governor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The court’s host country of the Netherlands has been preparing for weeks for the move.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • The trio spent months together in a house designing algorithms to improve how exchanges support trading.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Thankfully, Starck showed a bit of restraint when designing the rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business's day-to-day financial activity.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Union Syndicale Lycéenne, one of the high school student unions involved in organizing the demonstrations, suggested a much larger turnout of 450,000 people across the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
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