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 What began about 8:30 p.m. Monday as a robbery investigation in the 3200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard turned into a standoff with officers and a Sacramento police tactical team that stretched into the early hours of Tuesday. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 There is no current treaty curbing the numbers of tactical nuclear weapons, which have a smaller yield and are sometimes described as for limited battlefield use. David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 For example, the United States might station its own tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea. Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024 On a purely tactical basis, some worthwhile work seemingly was done last week. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tactical 
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  • Choi has similarly spoken about the importance of handling the delicate situation in a prudent manner that avoids sparking wider unrest.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Chiefs made the call before their game that kicked off at 3:25 p.m. Central Time that remaining in Denver was the prudent move.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • Today, Florentine gilded wood is still desirable, particularly among designers.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This was once a highly desirable area, where rich sea merchants bought mansions on Judges Drive.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • Find someone who can be a sounding board and wise adviser with high mutual trust.
    Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Directed by Gia Coppola, Anderson was joined by a stellar cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays Shelly's wise and fiercely loyal best friend Annette; Dave Bautista as stage manager Eddie; Billie Lourd as Shelly's daughter Hannah and Shipka and Song as dancers Jodie and Mary-Anne.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • The disease can affect the colon and rectum and can weaken the body, leading to possible life-threatening complications.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • On January 5th, 1971, his wife, Geraldine, returned home from a holiday trip and found her husband slouched against their bed, dead of a possible heroin overdose (many also suspected foul play).
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 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
  • That doesn’t always gel with the sardonic remove the writers built into their material, nor the show’s prescient awareness of the sardonic tango of showbiz and politic power, personal branding and the possibility for genuinely populist adoration by those craving relief from being ignored.
    Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2022

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“Tactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactical. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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