Thesaurus results for STRATEGIES

strategies

noun

plural of strategy

as in plans

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 methods

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 strategies For some young investors, that means money originally allocated to long-term strategies is being funneled to activities built around immediate outcomes. — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Other strategies make distributions that may include all three types. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 Most of the chat group’s comments concern video games and gaming strategies. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Recognizing these triggers and developing strategies to address them can be helpful. — Parents, 17 Oct. 2026 Below, members of Forbes Coaches Council share strategies to lead teams through change without pretending to have all the answers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Unsurprisingly, writers have developed a myriad of strategies and tricks to push through this awkward stage. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Multitasking, collage, and fragmentation have long served as survival strategies for women saddled with domestic duties and harboring artistic ambitions. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 This work evidences both a moral courage and brash authority on Simon’s part and speaks to the deep ethical complexity of her concerns and strategies as an artist. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

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Because the retail business is rapidly changing, action plans are expected to change.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Le Pen's plans involve billions in new spending and lack credibility, according to Bloomberg Economics.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

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The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
But Washburn is further troubled by A-83’s language mandating hunting and angling as preferred methods of wildlife management.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of methods

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As video game movies keep getting better (or at least more popular), a few blueprints have emerged for adapting material that used to consistently stump Hollywood.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Holtec has coordinated engineering hubs across several countries to finalize the technical blueprints.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprints

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The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Over the four decades since, communities have taken different approaches to bring CPR into the classroom.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaches

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Unfortunately, the government then spends the equivalent of 24% of GDP on its various programs.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In contrast, Asian students were less than 15% of the county’s student population but made up about half of the enrolees at the magnet programs.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of programs

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Beyond accessories, Chiuri is exploring how Fendi’s expertise in leather and fur can translate into new materials and techniques.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The approach allows manufacturing techniques to evolve alongside the robot’s mechanical design.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of techniques

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Spoelstra finished tied with Houston’s Ime Udoka with the second-most votes (10%) as the head coach who has the best defensive schemes.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
While both players moved around sometimes in their respective schemes, Shipp and Glasker do most of their damage as outside receivers.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of schemes

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Gross fed these 31 methodologies to an AI model along with some 17 million source documents that included news stories, research reports, expired patents, public company filings, and threads from online community discussion boards.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Companies that wanted to cut costs in the 1990s and 2000s by outsourcing to China are now being replaced in one of the world's largest markets by businesses that copied their designs and methodologies.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026