strategize

verb

strat·e·gize ˈstra-tə-ˌjīz

strategized; strategizing

intransitive verb

: to devise a strategy or course of action

Example Sentences

The organization strategizes for Republican candidates.

Recent Examples on the Web Members of the defense team often traveled home on the weekends, but some spent their Saturdays reading up and strategizing for the following week. —

Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023 The conference in New Orleans was equal parts group therapy and war room, as nearly 2,000 librarians from throughout the country strategized on how to protect their patrons and themselves, and how to get the public to wake up to the urgency of the threat. —

Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023 Senate Democrats huddled with President Joe Biden on Capitol Hill for the first time since the midterm elections to strategize on how to sell the accomplishments of the last two years while confronting the reality of divided government. —

Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2023 At least once a week, Richard Glossip’s defense team connects on the phone – sometimes to catch up, and other times to strategize on how to save the life of the Oklahoma man on death row. —

Brynn Gingras, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 Longer term, the advisers can help navigate investment options, set up an estate plan, strategize on taxes and ensure adequate insurance coverage. —

Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022 Often, before action sequences, there’s a moment for Pine to lead a brainstorming session on how best to strategize the battle. —

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023 Maybe there were even — God forbid — some versions that attempted to strategize a modern equivalent for the Bill Paxton infidelity subplot from the movie. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023 Filling the bags — large squares that look like a soft, foldable cooler — was like a game of Tetris that requires workers to strategize how to fit everything together, Kennelly said. —

Lauren Rosenblatt, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023 See More

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