plan of action

noun phrase

: a course of what will be done
We need to agree on a plan of action.

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But… with Harvey Milk and Castro, there would have already been a plan of action the night after this happened to Alvin. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025 In addition to a plan of action, according to the federal affidavit, step-by-step instructions were discovered detailing how to build a pipe bomb and create homemade gunpowder. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025 Though his movies often feature compelling female characters, the typical Mann plot involves a man—or two, or three—hashing out some plan of action. Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025 There are many reasons this isn’t a good plan of action for avoiding spills and messes. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for plan of action

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“Plan of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan%20of%20action. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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