tactic

Definition of tacticnext

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Recent Examples of tactic One of the aspects of Vision Zero, created in 2014, sets a goal of increasing street-corner visibility at 1,000 intersections per year — a tactic known as daylighting. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 Individual business success often depends on the strategy and tactics employed by the business community as a whole, in or outside the cooperation of the government, in response to changing trade conditions. Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 But what is changing is the speed at which innovative tactics and operations can be rendered ineffective. Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026 Microsoft disclaims exec’s comments News groups tried many different tactics to test if Microsoft and OpenAI products would output their news articles verbatim. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tactic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactic
Noun
  • Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ferries are a common method of travel and accidents occur regularly, in part due to weak enforcement of safety standards.
    IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Downstairs, in what used to be the bank’s vault, is Subterra, a chic listening bar serving small bites like shrimp croquettes and Wagyu sliders, plus technique-heavy cocktails.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Eagle hopes to use the same technique to suss out the body temperatures of avian dinosaurs and ancient mammalian ancestors next.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Its 656 pages are packed with details about characters’ college-application aims, budgeting and investment strategies, and jewelry choices.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This is where a strong cryptographic posture management strategy matters.
    Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some oil tankers have made their way through the strait, but LNG tankers are a more troublesome target, according to Robin Mills, a non-resident fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and CEO of Qamar Energy.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But, in Hagwon, Lee does not seem interested in the ways in which her diplomatic, kind, generous characters might be corrupted.
    Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactic. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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