contingency plan
noun
: a plan that can be followed if an original plan is not possible for some reason
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People can find information about Indianapolis warming shelters via the city's winter contingency plan or by calling 211.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
One also has to wonder if the trade to bring in fellow lefty Jesús Luzardo last winter was part of the Phillies' contingency plan for losing Suárez at this time.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
China activated this contingency plan in the wake of the Shenzhou 20 debris strike, getting the uncrewed rescue mission off the ground just 20 days later.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
No need for a contingency plan.
—Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
One also has to wonder if the trade to bring in fellow lefty Jesús Luzardo last winter was part of the Phillies' contingency plan for losing Suárez at this time.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
China activated this contingency plan in the wake of the Shenzhou 20 debris strike, getting the uncrewed rescue mission off the ground just 20 days later.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
No need for a contingency plan.
—Dan Beck, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contingency plan
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“Contingency plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20plan. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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