plan of attack
noun phrase
: a set of actions to bring about what one is trying to accomplish
The current approach isn't working. I think we need a new plan of attack.
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Fire officials said their plan of attack was complicated by the person barricaded inside the burning house.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The intense one-on-one game-planning sessions have helped Story practice his plan of attack more intentionally rather than with just on-field BP with the group or hitting off a machine.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Go in with a plan of attack to seek out all this year's Best of Taste winners, or just head to Fifth Street and let the wind guide your buds.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But Chicago White Sox starter Shane Smith had the perfect plan of attack.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Bobrovsky has a regimented plan of attack for every day.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
The bird also appears to have picked up on all of this relatively quickly: Many Cooper’s hawks spotted in cities come to urban areas only for the winter, which hints that this one may have conjured its plan of attack as a recent immigrant to the area.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
By laying these more attainable goals out, Jeter was able to come up with a plan of attack to help bring them to fruition.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Is the best plan of attack to target a receiver in Round 2?
—Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
The intense one-on-one game-planning sessions have helped Story practice his plan of attack more intentionally rather than with just on-field BP with the group or hitting off a machine.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Go in with a plan of attack to seek out all this year's Best of Taste winners, or just head to Fifth Street and let the wind guide your buds.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But Chicago White Sox starter Shane Smith had the perfect plan of attack.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Bobrovsky has a regimented plan of attack for every day.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
The bird also appears to have picked up on all of this relatively quickly: Many Cooper’s hawks spotted in cities come to urban areas only for the winter, which hints that this one may have conjured its plan of attack as a recent immigrant to the area.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
By laying these more attainable goals out, Jeter was able to come up with a plan of attack to help bring them to fruition.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 6 May 2025
Is the best plan of attack to target a receiver in Round 2?
—Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Plan of attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan%20of%20attack. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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