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game plan

noun

: a strategy for achieving an objective
game-plan intransitive verb

Examples of game plan in a Sentence

The governor is developing a game plan to lure businesses to the region. what's our game plan for touring the city?
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During Vrable's press conference on Friday, a reporter asked how Burrow's potential return on Sunday would change the Patriots' game plan. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 The Eagles’ bespoke weekly game plans are throwing opponents askew – the Lions, Packers, and Chiefs have all scored their fewest points of the season against the Eagles — and there are enough feeble offenses during the final two months to believe the Eagles can stack dominant performances. Zach Berman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Obviously, the play on the field, the game plan, the scheme, kind of all that goes into that. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025 The show’s guests arrived already familiar with Fumudoh’s strategy and armed with a game plan to evade it. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game plan

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of game plan was in 1941

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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20plan. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

game plan

noun
: a strategy for achieving an end : game entry 1 sense 2a
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