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
The Knicks aren’t the most tactical team in basketball.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
No need to buy a tactical, state-of-the-art backpack.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 May 2025
The suspect was wearing tactical gear, including a helmet and gas mask.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
The Crown’s offensive diversity — featuring 10 different goal scorers this season — proved ineffective against New England’s tactical discipline.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
No need to buy a tactical, state-of-the-art backpack.
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 May 2025
The suspect was wearing tactical gear, including a helmet and gas mask.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
The Crown’s offensive diversity — featuring 10 different goal scorers this season — proved ineffective against New England’s tactical discipline.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactical
Adjective
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But most other Fed officials believe the prudent move would be to wait on lowering interest rates until there is a more material deterioration in labor markets.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
7 May 2025
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Analysts said with all the uncertainty, taking a more cautious view is prudent right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Increasingly, global commerce markets make such a move desirable, and Sivagnanam’s past achievements in cross-border payments solutions demonstrate that borderless commerce is within reach.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The broad stimulus announcements Wednesday showed the officials were acting with greater urgency to bolster the economy and the easing depreciation pressure on Chinese yuan has created a more desirable condition for monetary easing, analysts said.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Relying on security architecture and mutual defense was not wise.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Infrastructure wise Wrexham are way behind the majority of their competitors.—
The Athletic FC Podcast,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Those two will take on the Mitchell and Garland assignments and will need to be as disruptive as possible.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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If convicted, Perez-Rodriguez faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a possible fine of up to $250,000.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Yet, while activist evangelical women worked with these groups, Schlafly’s Catholicism limited her ability to reach evangelicals who were more ambivalent about politic involvement.—
Emily Suzanne Johnson / Made By History,
TIME,
3 June 2024
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That doesn’t always gel with the sardonic remove the writers built into their material, nor the show’s prescient awareness of the sardonic tango of showbiz and politic power, personal branding and the possibility for genuinely populist adoration by those craving relief from being ignored.—
Chris Jones,
chicagotribune.com,
4 Feb. 2022
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“Tactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactical. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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