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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
With the right tactics at the ready, your VA can run this system.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Fraudsters employ a wide range of tactics to get into an apartment.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The 10 tactics Iran uses in nuclear negotiations to outorganize the U.S. government and its allies, according to UANI, are:
Deception
The Grass Can Be Greener Promises vague future rewards to keep talks alive without offering anything concrete.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
While this is initially a Microsoft account attack, the advanced techniques and obfuscation measures should be a warning to users of all major platforms as to new tactics deployed by attackers and what might be hitting your phone or computer soon.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Fraudsters employ a wide range of tactics to get into an apartment.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
The 10 tactics Iran uses in nuclear negotiations to outorganize the U.S. government and its allies, according to UANI, are:
Deception
The Grass Can Be Greener Promises vague future rewards to keep talks alive without offering anything concrete.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
While this is initially a Microsoft account attack, the advanced techniques and obfuscation measures should be a warning to users of all major platforms as to new tactics deployed by attackers and what might be hitting your phone or computer soon.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactic
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Hippler is allowing the account’s click activity pertaining to knives and knife accessories, the payment method used, and details of items in the cart, including all items added to the cart and removed from the cart or wish listed in the shopping bag.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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In contrast with Lutherans and other Reformation faiths, Calvinism insisted on discipline as a key method for unifying communities.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 May 2025
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To compensate for the lack of these conveniences, the village depends on ancient techniques that were in place before the first Europeans arrived.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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The technique provides a surer path to passage as the General Assembly begins its three-week push its constitutional adjournment deadline of midnight June 4.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2025
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The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee responded to the GOP’s strategy by pointing to Trump.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 May 2025
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In the current state of Disney’s strategy, with Andor’s cost and season 1 viewership, had that not happened, it would have probably been cancelled after season 1, no matter how it was received.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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That should once again be a classic offensive showdown, a perfect way for NFL fans to wind down after eating lots of food.—
Seth Quinn,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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During these inspections, travelers may be questioned or their electronic devices looked through as a way to confirm their identity and reasons for being in the U.S.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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