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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
Advertisement The new tactics are far swifter and more destructive.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The advent of cheap commercial drone technology changed the equation dramatically, as demonstrated by the Ukrainian military’s adoption of new tactics.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The union is known for deploying aggressive tactics like negotiating down to the last minute of a contract’s term and/or taking a strike authorization vote to increase leverage.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a standard tactic that goes back decades; often, the grants are fairly mundane or address issues like health disparities that were priorities for past Republican and Democratic administrations.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
The advent of cheap commercial drone technology changed the equation dramatically, as demonstrated by the Ukrainian military’s adoption of new tactics.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The union is known for deploying aggressive tactics like negotiating down to the last minute of a contract’s term and/or taking a strike authorization vote to increase leverage.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
This is a standard tactic that goes back decades; often, the grants are fairly mundane or address issues like health disparities that were priorities for past Republican and Democratic administrations.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactic
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Choose slow, steady methods and stick with what already works to defend your long-term strength.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fundamentally, one analyst said, a Factbook assembled by a government agency with secret agendas and shadowy methods might never have been unbiased in the first place.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Mascherano talked of formations and technique before ultimately saying his team might’ve been too caught up in the event in the first half.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some of it is obviously your overall weight room physical strength, and some of it is just technique.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Leo, who studied canon law, has spent much of his first eleven months in office assessing the Vatican internally, like a new chief executive getting to know a firm’s culture before initiating strategies for optimal performance.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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UFOs, the term for unidentified flying objects, has in recent years given way to UAP — unidentified aerial phenomena or unidentified anomalous phenomena.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Police then forced their way through the glass sliding door at the back of the Coral Springs house.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactic. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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