1
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
a statewide strategy to raise students' achievement test scores over the next three years
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as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
you'll need a better strategy than just knocking on doors if you want to sell that many magazines
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Recent Examples of strategy
The Eurofins partnership builds on the shopping platform’s strategy to ramp up product safety and compliance.
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
However, the decision to pause for Easter underlines a shift toward recognizing spring holidays as part of broader workplace wellness strategies.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump is letting the promise of AI slip away
In the middle of all this tariff chaos, Trump’s AI strategy remains unclear.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Together, business leaders can develop an AI strategy that drives revenue, suppresses value leakage and accelerates growth with risk mitigation and compliance in any landscape.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
However, the decision to pause for Easter underlines a shift toward recognizing spring holidays as part of broader workplace wellness strategies.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump is letting the promise of AI slip away
In the middle of all this tariff chaos, Trump’s AI strategy remains unclear.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Together, business leaders can develop an AI strategy that drives revenue, suppresses value leakage and accelerates growth with risk mitigation and compliance in any landscape.
—Monish Darda, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
Noun
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Following your treatment plan can help preserve your vision.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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The plan focuses on economic development, infrastructure, arts and culture, entertainment, public safety and cleanliness — driving the work required to create a downtown that thrives for everyone.—
Shelonda Stokes,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
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In it, Blanche outlines a decentralized approach in which U.S. attorney’s offices will now take the lead on digital asset cases, focusing primarily on crimes involving terrorism.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the deadline for Real ID approaches, many Americans are racing to secure the necessary identification for domestic air travel and access to federal buildings.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Power Of Brand Vulnerability Val Kilmer’s trajectory in the 2010s and 2020s serves as a compelling blueprint for legacy brands navigating reinvention in real time.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Heritage Foundation is widely known for creating Project 2025, a 900-page Christian nationalist blueprint for the federal government with aims of virtually eliminating LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 Apr. 2025
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Two methods could address these issues with real reform: special elections or by appointing interim officials who finish the term but cannot run in the next general election for that office.—
Bob Marshall,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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This method will minimize creases and save suitcase space.—
Amy Louise Bailey,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mini said that Cities of Service is a city program that is designed to organize volunteers for a variety of projects in the city.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Cornhuskers claimed $300,000 in name, image and likeness money for its program as well.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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To learn more information on our reporting and testing processes, read our complete reviews process and methodology page.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Accreditation bodies, which significantly influence educational legitimacy, resisted these new methodologies, highlighting the systemic barriers to change.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Detectives arrested a man accused in a lottery ticket stealing scheme that netted him and a partner thousands of dollars in winnings, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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His chief adviser was also charged in state court with taking part in a separate bribery scheme.—
Jan Ransom,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The modern technique and the ancient recipes of this part of France are what create a new interpretation of Saint Emilion.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Suffolk County prosecutors have argued that the technique is widely accepted, per News 12.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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