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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
The court also left in place tariffs Trump imposed on China in his first term— and President Joe Biden kept — in a dispute over Beijing’s use of hard-nose tactics to give Chinese companies an edge in advanced technology.
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Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Zelensky's comments that Trump preferred dealing with him as a straight talker over Putin's delaying tactics suggest that Ukraine's president could be trying to highlight greater diplomatic leverage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Block offers temporary relief, creates more chaos However, while markets perked up following the ruling, there is likely to be little long-term relief, as nobody expects Trump to back down from his tariff tactics.
—Ashley Belanger – May 29, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Murphy expressed particular alarm over his party’s tactics after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) opted to avert a government shutdown this spring.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
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Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Zelensky's comments that Trump preferred dealing with him as a straight talker over Putin's delaying tactics suggest that Ukraine's president could be trying to highlight greater diplomatic leverage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Block offers temporary relief, creates more chaos However, while markets perked up following the ruling, there is likely to be little long-term relief, as nobody expects Trump to back down from his tariff tactics.
—Ashley Belanger – May 29, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
Murphy expressed particular alarm over his party’s tactics after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) opted to avert a government shutdown this spring.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactic
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Hemp processors found ways to use chemical solvents or other methods to produce variants such as Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCO, which can get users high like marijuana.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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With proper ordering and lead time consideration, prefabrication will be the fastest and most predictable deployment method.—
Steven Carlini,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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In recent years spirit-free drinks have been at the forefront of the beverage industry, at the nexus of innovation, creativity, and ambition, powered by local ingredients and unique distilling techniques.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2025
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The idea was to serve sharable plates of regional dishes prepared with modern techniques.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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These changes were more than just rebrands: each new name came along with a fundamentally different business strategy.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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But, at this point, Edelman believes that advisers who value diversification as a strategy in their clients’ portfolio — eg, across asset classes, sectors, etc. — would be remiss not to recommend adding at least a small amount of digital asset exposure.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Yet Operation Spider's Web, orchestrated by the SBU intelligence service, was also part of a recurring theme: Ukraine keeps inventing new ways to wage war with drones, and regularly catches Russia by surprise.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Staff at Nasser hospital, where six of the bodies over the last 24 hours were taken, said they were killed while on their way to get food aid.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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“Tactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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