playbook
noun
play·book
ˈplā-ˌbu̇k 
1
: one or more plays in book form
2
: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays
3
: a stock of usual tactics or methods
straight from his opponent's political playbook
Examples of playbook in a Sentence
He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.
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Rise of Asian venture capital In the early 2000s, pioneering firms like GGV Capital (Singapore) and IDG Capital (Beijing) imported Silicon Valley’s venture playbook—multistage funding, board guidance and equity-for-pay.
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Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
But Miami and Florida exist at different stages in the CFP redesign playbook.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrat leaders borrowed a page from the same playbook.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
But Miami and Florida exist at different stages in the CFP redesign playbook.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom and Democrat leaders borrowed a page from the same playbook.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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