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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Does Shanahan need to adjust his offensive game plans to accommodate the lesser talents on the field and the diminished skillsets of some of those stars who are playing? Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 Already, many immigration groups have created game plans on how to protect our hard-working neighbors and stop families from being separated. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 To be sure, there are schemes, personnel and game plans that shift from game to game and maybe even from half to half or quarter to quarter. Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024 The lack of a running game due to relying on inexperienced players such as Rico Dowdle and aging veterans such as Ezekiel Elliott more recently Dalvin Cook, has resulted in an offensive game plan heavily reliant on Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 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 5 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

game plan

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