as in method
something done to achieve a particular goal
Toddlers use a lot of different tactics to try to get what they want.
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Recent Examples of tactic
Some of the delivery people say the notes on the orders ask them to knock loudly, which Derham says is a scare tactic.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Changing Competitive Landscape: Other conferences may feel pressured to adopt similar strategies—investing in facilities, coaching, and modern recruiting tactics—to remain competitive.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
What To Know The live-fire drill component of the Han Kuang exercise, which has been doubled to 10 days this year, will be held in July, focusing on Chinese gray-zone tactics or coercive actions that stop short of warfare.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Huntsman School of Business professor Timothy Gardner and consultant Colin Wong explain these tactics, like sandbagging, falsifying data, and giving excessive discounts to close deals.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Changing Competitive Landscape: Other conferences may feel pressured to adopt similar strategies—investing in facilities, coaching, and modern recruiting tactics—to remain competitive.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
What To Know The live-fire drill component of the Han Kuang exercise, which has been doubled to 10 days this year, will be held in July, focusing on Chinese gray-zone tactics or coercive actions that stop short of warfare.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Huntsman School of Business professor Timothy Gardner and consultant Colin Wong explain these tactics, like sandbagging, falsifying data, and giving excessive discounts to close deals.
—Harvard Business Review, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactic
Noun
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But whatever the method, the goal was always to delight and one-up each other.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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While attempting to solve the case, the duo must learn how to partner despite Park’s never-ending skepticism of Cupp’s methods and Cupp’s commitment to stay true to herself, even if that means having brief intermissions for birding.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Additional troopers responded and attempted to use a box-in technique to prevent her from leaving the scene.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Vettori also did a good job mixing up his techniques and targets, landing 38 leg strikes, eight body strikes, and 60 head strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The lawmakers pressed Hamilton to explain the change in strategy.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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His successor, Lip-Bu Tan, appointed earlier this month, has yet to set out his strategy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The very premise of the production is a gimmick, a way to let an actor show off and dazzle the audience with some tricks.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The mussels easily make their way into live wells, bilges and ballast tanks, watercraft’s engine systems, plumbing and other compartments onboard boats.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactic. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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