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strategically

strategically

60 5.1
In a planned way to reach an important goal
  • adverb
  • /strəˈtɛdʒɪkli/
translation icon : estratégicamente
  • To win the game, they needed to think strategically about their next moves.
  • strategically placed
  • strategically important
  • act strategically

The first part is to decouple from China strategically and.

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Examples

  • The good news is there are some things that can help you think about this strategically and consistently.

  • But I think what this allows us to do is to think more strategically about how we're using those resources.

  • Are they using that strategically or are they not listening to it?

  • So does it make sense strategically to put it on every platform?

  • So strategically it was smart to sell off.

  • All strategically planned to the minute.

  • So sometimes you have to just start and you still need to be strategically aligned.

  • After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan became strategically critical for both the United States and China.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Roswell was arguably the most strategically important military base on the face of the planet.

  • More importantly, the evidence strongly suggests that subjects act strategically in their decisions and anticipate the consequences.

    Academic text (1991)

How Strategic

strategically
60 5.1
tactically
15 6.8

Surface Forms

strategically positive

Morphology

strategically = strategic (transparent) = strategy + ic + ally

Formed by adding -ic to 'strategy' to make 'strategic' and then the adverbial suffix -ally; the meaning follows directly from 'strategy' -> 'strategic' -> 'strategically'.

Etymology

Strategically comes from the Greek word strategos, meaning 'army leader', and from strategy, which means 'a careful plan'. So to act strategically is to plan your moves carefully, like a general choosing the best steps to reach a goal.