1
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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2
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
The two have also developed strategies to push through tough moments.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Her oversight will include global communications and publicity strategy for our business.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Prior to Netflix, Buck was SVP, Programming Publicity for Starz, working across awards, events, talent relations and programming publicity strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
This strategy can be a significant win for estates.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Her oversight will include global communications and publicity strategy for our business.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
Prior to Netflix, Buck was SVP, Programming Publicity for Starz, working across awards, events, talent relations and programming publicity strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
This strategy can be a significant win for estates.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
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Defending Education’s Nicole Neily, who was also at McMahon’s confirmation, stood next to McMahon when the secretary announced an investigation into the Maine Department of Education for keeping records from parents about student gender identity plans.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even a brief mention of the issue from a patient can help alert professionals to take a more sensitive approach during treatments and examinations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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In running for president, Milei made dollarization the centerpiece of his economic blueprint.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gustavsson provides a good blueprint for Wallstedt, too — an example of how goalies don’t always take off right away.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Experts say women who are unsure should talk with their health care provider about their individual breast cancer risk and the potential benefits and drawbacks of different screening methods.—
Dr. Megha Gupta,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The paper is a new way of combining a bunch of ideas that are already out there, but the method hasn’t yet been proven at scale.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The state restricted participation during the accounts program's first two years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to Senderhaufand, National Park Service law enforcement will continue to patrol the Park, but educational and informational programs hosted by National Park Service staff and volunteers will not take place during the federal shutdown.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Read the full list and methodology.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Bengio, all this adds up to more proof that independent third parties need to take a closer look at AI companies’ safety methodologies.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Rosenzweig worked on dozens of complex cases as a prosecutor in the economic crimes section, which focuses on healthcare fraud, money laundering and other financial schemes.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Lions’ surprisingly poor showing against their NFC North rivals kneecapped CBS’ deliveries, although the Eye Network also didn’t get much of a lift from the new BDP scheme.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The confidence with which Woltemade dispatched the penalty — the technique was magnificent and execution perfect — underlines how strong a finisher the German is.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rank, whose company recently remade Ingmar Bergsson classic film Faithless as a European TV series, praised Adolescence for matching up the genre beats of a crime story with the higher concepts around criminality, toxic masculinity and family, and the one-shot filming techniques.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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