Thesaurus results for TACTIC

tactic

noun

Definition of tactic

as in method

something done to achieve a particular goal Toddlers use a lot of different tactics to try to get what they want.

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Recent Examples of tactic In addition to seeking out pools, ponds and streams, people would try less-obvious tactics to escape the heat. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Most targets were critics of China, and the tactics included creating fake social-media accounts and swamping platforms with pro-Beijing posts, spreading false information about dissidents, and forging documents. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 The aim is to mitigate fraud and cyber attacks by using various technologies and tactics while ensuring a smooth customer experience. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 July 2026 Shareholder activists Activist investors use an array of tactics. — Hadi Shaheen, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tactic

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Airflow heats the barrel, and dries the hair while curling it in a process that uses 40 percent less energy than hair-dryer and brush methods.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
The platform uses advanced grid modelling to track unused transmission capacity that has remained inaccessible with traditional planning methods.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

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These conditions had much higher fatality rates in 1776 because Americans had no antibiotics, few vaccines, no understanding of germ theory, no sterile surgical techniques and limited access to hospitals, experts note.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Creativity, though, presumes a background in classic technique onto which a personal point of view is added.

— Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 3 July 2026

Definition of technique

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Their sustained success isn't just a golden generation, but the culmination of a two-decade-long federation strategy.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
While the early successes in the group stage had casual fans buzzing about a trip to the July 19 final—which, come on already—the sales teams at Fox and Telemundo weren’t gaming out long-range strategies for either the USMNT or Mexico.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of strategy

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Should the seafood-averse find their way through the door, look to an excellent roast chicken in ham jus, accompanied by a welcome splotch of mustard.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
This one seems to wrap all the way around the entirety of his head, emitting light that’s supposed to be beneficial for his scalp and hair growth.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026

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