Thesaurus results for STRATEGY

strategy

noun

ˈstra-tə-jē

Definition of strategy

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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Relevance

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strategy As American owners increasingly turn their attention to opportunities in European soccer, the venue is a symbol of how their modern ownership strategies have followed. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Northrop’s Talon Blue strategy During the recent test flight, the aircraft autonomously taxied, took off, performed in-flight manoeuvres, and landed without remote human intervention. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Every large organization now has an AI strategy, but almost all of it is aimed at AI that lives on a screen, not the AI that will drive vehicles, operate machinery and move goods through warehouses. — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Detroit's climate strategy, for instance, calls for reducing its municipal greenhouse gas emissions by 100% by 2050. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strategy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy

Noun

The island has hosted a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison since 2016, while Tokyo has plans to add additional air-defense capabilities in the coming years.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
California’s plan to save coastal homes from El Niño could end up killing beaches.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Engineers are now taking these biological blueprints off the page.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of blueprint

Noun

Another notable dual winner was Frederick Sanger, who won in 1958 for sequencing the amino acids that make up insulin, and again in 1980 for developing a method to sequence strands DNA.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Treatments follow Thai, Chinese, and Indian healing methods, and the cavernous aqua-therapy lounge with sauna and vitality pool is a blissful hangout after a massage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of method

Noun

The subject was not about his arrest, nor the resulting controversy consuming the Wolverine’s football program.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Eco effort There’s a property-wide recycling program, a sustainable irrigation system, and refillable bath and shower amenities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

Firms do not apply or pay to be considered, and inclusion and ranking are based solely on the list's methodology.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s appealing to voters right now, said Ashley Kirzinger, director of survey methodology at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.

— Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of methodology

Noun

Argentina’s citizen by investment scheme will offer numerous perks for travelers, including unlocking frictionless access to some of the most popular international destinations.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The administration’s language would establish a range of mandatory minimum sentences based on the amount of loss involved in fraud schemes, according to the document.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026