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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
Kemsley will be managed by SVP Claudia Parrinello, Senior Talent Manager Emma Rudd and UK talent boss Minnie Harding, who will head up her UK strategy.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Gucci is leveraging her 27 years of experience in marketing and communication strategy.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Fall prevention strategies and balance training are crucial and can help reduce the risk of fractures.
—Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Avoiding boredom of sitting in the same spot day after day.
Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut
As with all hunting strategies, mobile hunting during the rut does have some drawbacks as well.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Gucci is leveraging her 27 years of experience in marketing and communication strategy.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Fall prevention strategies and balance training are crucial and can help reduce the risk of fractures.
—Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Avoiding boredom of sitting in the same spot day after day.
Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut
As with all hunting strategies, mobile hunting during the rut does have some drawbacks as well.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for strategy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
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When used effectively, surprise can shake an adversary’s confidence in its military plans and reinforce deterrence.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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But Valya’s plan seems to be going up in smoke with the arrival of Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), a Corrino loyalist and survivor of what’s supposedly a Fremen attack on Arrakis.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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This approach aligns their interests with those of their clients, ensuring they are fully committed to their success.Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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No approach is made, no greeting shouted, no gaze returned.Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Trump has disavowed the 900-page blueprint for reorganizing swaths of politics and society along hard-right lines, despite some of his former aides’ involvement in writing it.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Read More: America's Border Wall Is Bipartisan Over the next decades, other states used Prop 187 as a blueprint, recognizing that even if the laws were struck down, the process of galvanizing support for anti-immigrant measures could be politically useful.Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Arc Ultra offers a solid selection of wireless connectivity methods.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For information about these and other programs, visit the library website at beecavelibrary.com or call us at 512.767.6620.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The program, which offers free entry, has an open submission cycle until Dec. 12.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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Refuting Trump’s claim, Selzer told CNN her polling methodology has not changed one bit since the time her surveys in 2016 and 2020 pointed to Trump leading in the state.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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These companies are already experiencing the benefits, including 2% lower operating costs and 3% lower inventory The critical ‘human’ component of the RISE methodology is the RISE Enterprise Architect (EA).Thomas Saueressig, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pietro La Greca Jr’s memoir Pesos: The Rise and Fall of a Border Family tells the story of an Italian immigrant and con man who ran Mexico’s biggest money laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history.Peter White, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the 2000s, federal agents deduced that the company was a mere front for a complex money laundering scheme.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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The most effective blackhead removers are a combination of active ingredients and skin-care techniques, with salicylic acid being one of most popular and powerful options for combating clogged pores.Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Here are three suggestions for effective stress management techniques that fulfill the above factors: 1.David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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