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 This strategy allows DeMellier to be desirable without being ubiquitous. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Menin added in her letters to the platforms that the council is investigating whether such advertising strategies are used by other prediction market companies. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 The company also hired New Balance and Sorel alumni Claire Wood as vice president of footwear product strategy. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 Eric Lebson, a chief strategy officer at Global Reach, said all five are suffering severe issues in prison in Russia. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strategy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strategy

Noun

Nuclear expansion could drive demand The expected increase in demand is linked in part to US plans to expand domestic nuclear power.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
If friends tug you into big plans, leave room for edits and ask for feedback tomorrow, since a pause protects your clever mood.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plan

Noun

Bessent described a two-pronged approach featuring financial pressure and a physical blockade of Islamic republic's ports.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In a special Open Thoughts podcast held in Korea, where YoungBoy now lives, host Funny Marco (known for his deadpan approach) asked if there was ever a time during his early performances that the artist felt like pulling back.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

This blueprint needs to be built around three fundamental pillars.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt asked Bush to develop a blueprint for how science could contribute to national health, economic prosperity and job creation after the war.

— H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blueprint

Noun

The last scientific study of state’s bear population was conducted by researchers from the University of Connecticut between 2013 and 2014, using similar methods.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
There was Adriana de Moura’s method in the Hamptons, which entailed getting naked in a bathtub to mark her territory.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of method

Noun

City spokesperson Brian Chasnoff told the San Antonio Current that the ballot structure for the bond program has not been determined and the city council will be briefed on the matter in September.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in late July that Myanmar had agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees currently living in Malaysia as part of a repatriation program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of program

Noun

Yet despite an endless stream of books, apps and methodologies, many professionals remain convinced there simply aren't enough hours in the day.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
According to our scoring methodology, Sallie Mae excels has some of the lowest starting interest rates, while SoFi excels at customer service.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of methodology

Noun

The Steelers outgained Green Bay 385-160 and collected yardage in huge chunks at times on plays that had receivers running wide open against a vanilla defense more focused on fundamentals than elaborate schemes for a game that didn't count.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In the scheme of climate change, the cost of my cough is relatively small.

— Justin Worland, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of scheme

Noun

Ottchil, a Korean lacquer technique, can be spotted on a vessel in the kitchen and the custom screens Kim’s studio commissioned for the primary bedroom.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Yet another East Village gem, this bakery differs from other neighborhood spots because of its use of Malaysian flavors by way of French techniques.

— Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026