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game plan

noun

Synonyms of game plannext
: 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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Their defensive game plan did not revolve around a set of schemes or concepts. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025 Some teams’ entire game plans, like Cincinnati’s in Week 4, have involved targeting Moss opposite reigning Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025 Blame offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson for an unnecessarily conservative game plan in those losses. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 The answer is zero because that doesn’t fit the game plan. Dan Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for game plan

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

game plan

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