strategize
verb
strat·e·gize
ˈstra-tə-ˌjīz 
strategized; strategizing
: to devise a strategy or course of action
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The organization strategizes for Republican candidates.
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The Chiefs will take that time to strategize for the second half of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Hayden’s office, the Boston Police Department, and regional retailer groups and small business owners last year launched the Safe Shopping Initiative — an effort to increase consumer safety and help store managers strategize responses to shoplifting and retail larcenies.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The operation continued into the night as police strategized to safely resolve the ongoing situation.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
While the 15 cities and towns that make up Santa Clara County created their own individual plans, the county was required to strategize where homes would be built on unincorporated land that falls within the county’s 1,300 roughly square miles, but hasn’t been claimed by any city.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
Hayden’s office, the Boston Police Department, and regional retailer groups and small business owners last year launched the Safe Shopping Initiative — an effort to increase consumer safety and help store managers strategize responses to shoplifting and retail larcenies.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The operation continued into the night as police strategized to safely resolve the ongoing situation.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
While the 15 cities and towns that make up Santa Clara County created their own individual plans, the county was required to strategize where homes would be built on unincorporated land that falls within the county’s 1,300 roughly square miles, but hasn’t been claimed by any city.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Strategize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strategize. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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strategize
verb
strat·e·gize
-ˌjīz
strategized; strategizing
: to devise a strategy or course of action
strategized with her teammates
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