strategize

[strat-i-jahyz] / ˈstræt ɪˌdʒaɪz /

VERB

design

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish achieve arrange block out blueprint cast chart conceive construct contrive delineate describe devise diagram dope out draft draw effect execute fashion form formulate frame fulfill invent lay lay out lay plans perform plan produce project scheme set out sketch sketch out trace work out

Example Sentences

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Stolz, who did not have an American teammate in the final to help him strategize, said the rest of the pack was reluctant to make a move on the leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

His law firm had invented “Mass Torts Made Perfect” and ran it as a conference for elite plaintiffs’ attorneys nationwide to rub elbows and strategize, making him the unofficial president of the polo club posse.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Steeped in risk analysis and game theory, they strategize every possible scenario, promising that no matter what happens, we’ll be all right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

A new levies strategy from the U.S. government may create a new set of challenges for companies—and spur more costly legal bills as businesses strategize around new tariff authorities.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

But King needed time to reflect and strategize without Johnson’s notorious arm-twisting.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge