as in prudent
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
made the tactical move of becoming friendly with the journalism teacher, hoping that this would get him appointed editor of the school newspaper
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Recent Examples of tactical
Earlier this week, large groups of masked men, some wearing Carhartt and tactical gear while carrying American flags, roamed Howe Street by the Microsoft offices in downtown Vancouver.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
An invoice for electrical materials at a Texas Roadhouse actually bought a tactical shotgun and shells, and $3,100 for concrete at an Alabama job site went to a firearms dealer near Larsen’s home in Wisconsin, according to Frontline.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the Army began rolling out its first hybrid tactical vehicles.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Facing an increasingly severe security environment, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a tactical drill in the Philippine Sea south of the Sakishima Islands, in Japan's southwestern waters near Taiwan, that included a mine warfare exercise.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
An invoice for electrical materials at a Texas Roadhouse actually bought a tactical shotgun and shells, and $3,100 for concrete at an Alabama job site went to a firearms dealer near Larsen’s home in Wisconsin, according to Frontline.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2022, the Army began rolling out its first hybrid tactical vehicles.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Facing an increasingly severe security environment, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted a tactical drill in the Philippine Sea south of the Sakishima Islands, in Japan's southwestern waters near Taiwan, that included a mine warfare exercise.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactical
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The prudent way forward ought then to be to read today’s many swirling war stories with greater acuity—or even to learn how to write an altogether different story.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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This aligns with research showing that rural social identity predicts skepticism of external experts, illustrating a rural orientation toward prudent distrust.—
Scott R. Schell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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And for traveling aesthetes, great-looking new hotels, restaurants, wineries, and galleries might make the Algarve even more desirable.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Egypt and Sudan have competing maps of the border, but because of the crisscrossing of those boundaries, Bir Tawil would belong to whichever nation relinquished its claim on a larger, more desirable area.—
Richard Collett,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Given the nature of debate around the use of AI in production, the note seems a wise one.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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This wise, gentle character had been inhabited and portrayed by such eminent people.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since last Thursday, Disney has run public messages notifying YouTube TV customers of a possible blackout.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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An additional 1 to 2 inches is possible today over portions of Hispaniola.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The interactions of the child protagonists have metaphoric and politic overtones.—
Alex Dueben
July 21,
Literary Hub,
21 July 2025
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Stirring up some of the local Chicago politic mix, with the cops and more, Smollett then was put under the spotlight of a special prosecutor and hauled before the courts for allegedly playing fast and loose with the truth and his own agenda.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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“Tactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactical. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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