as in prudent
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
made the tactical move of becoming friendly with the journalism teacher, hoping that this would get him appointed editor of the school newspaper
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Recent Examples of tactical
Hundreds gathered again outside the building where detainees were taken—and were met by a frightening display of tactical vehicles and National Guardsmen.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Treat the customer relationship as a partnership, too, staying in active conversations about their needs and developing and launching tools and solutions to solve tactical, practical business problems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Her earlier work—Girlfriends and The Game—exemplified Akil’s tactical ways of being able to tell a multitude of Black stories where the characters’ experiences feel diverse and original.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Short term, Edmond de Rothschild’s Gastaldi conceded that there could be some tactical sell-off as investors questioned whether the sector had peaked.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Treat the customer relationship as a partnership, too, staying in active conversations about their needs and developing and launching tools and solutions to solve tactical, practical business problems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Her earlier work—Girlfriends and The Game—exemplified Akil’s tactical ways of being able to tell a multitude of Black stories where the characters’ experiences feel diverse and original.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025
Short term, Edmond de Rothschild’s Gastaldi conceded that there could be some tactical sell-off as investors questioned whether the sector had peaked.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactical
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Heat’s Udonis Haslem says amid Kevin Durant speculation: ‘The situation in Miami will work’ ASK IRA: Is a Heat waiting game with Herro, Jovic extensions the prudent approach?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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To understand their risk, prudent CISOs will try to find confidential data before their users unknowingly break the system.—
Chris Stegh,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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The idea of multi-story homes with small footprints is a more desirable approach to density for some people than apartments.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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What's Going On?' This real estate, right next door to Paramount Studios, wasn’t always so desirable.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Over the last two seasons, Alexander has missed 20 games due to injury, and adding him into a cornerback room that is already reeling from health issues would not be the wisest decision.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Considering Micah Parsons, Trey Hendrickson and T.J. Watt are all in line for new deals soon, getting something done with Hutchinson sooner rather than later would be wise.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Dutch’s mission is rooted in making that bond possible—for more people—by providing affordable, ongoing access to care.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In games that last 20 minutes or less, players compete in two teams of five (10 possible characters to choose from) in a classic game of capture the flag with several non-classical modifications.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Stirring up some of the local Chicago politic mix, with the cops and more, Smollett then was put under the spotlight of a special prosecutor and hauled before the courts for allegedly playing fast and loose with the truth and his own agenda.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Yet, while activist evangelical women worked with these groups, Schlafly’s Catholicism limited her ability to reach evangelicals who were more ambivalent about politic involvement.—
Emily Suzanne Johnson / Made By History,
TIME,
3 June 2024
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“Tactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactical. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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