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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
The Trump campaign strategy has been to file lawsuits early in the election cycle, before Election Day, with an eye to shape how votes are received and counted.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
For investors, that suggests the best strategy may be to keep calm, trade on — and leave the politics at the polling place.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s strategy has presumed that the crude, masculinist appeal that has won him the support of large numbers of male voters will have cross-racial success and erode Harris’s support among the crucial African American male electorate.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Better Launch Strategy Outcome: Tailor launch strategies to each market segment.
—Rebecca Shaddix, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
For investors, that suggests the best strategy may be to keep calm, trade on — and leave the politics at the polling place.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump’s strategy has presumed that the crude, masculinist appeal that has won him the support of large numbers of male voters will have cross-racial success and erode Harris’s support among the crucial African American male electorate.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Better Launch Strategy Outcome: Tailor launch strategies to each market segment.
—Rebecca Shaddix, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy
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Unfortunately for Musk, not everyone is on board with his plans.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Phoenix Open concerts 2025: This power couple will play the 16th hole Coliseum The plan, intended to prevent more traffic congestion and safeguard existing infrastructure, was developed by city, state and business leaders who make up the MAG's Regional Transportation Policy Committee.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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This method is an even more minimalistic approach than a stand, saddle, or hub-style hunting blind.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Read more about ProPublica’s approach to investigative journalism in our ethics code.ProPublica, ProPublica, 7 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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Many industry experts believe Trump will end those programs.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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And their only loss was to a 5A program (Chatfield) way back in Week 1.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 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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The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Western intelligence agencies believe that Russian operatives orchestrated the scheme to plant incendiary devices in parcels bound for North America, according to officials.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Set high standards and develop a technique that differentiates you from any competition.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The team then used several computer modeling techniques to evaluate the effects of the coyotes’ habitat type, competition with larger carnivores, hunting practices, and suburban expansion on coyote populations.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Strategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strategy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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