playbook
noun
play·book
ˈplā-ˌbu̇k 
1
: one or more plays in book form
2
: a notebook containing diagrammed football plays
3
: a stock of usual tactics or methods
straight from his opponent's political playbook
Examples of playbook in a Sentence
He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.
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Rafael Perez, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Nearly 25 years after its premiere, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is still a cultural reference point for the rom-com playbook and seductive styling.
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Rafael Perez, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Nearly 25 years after its premiere, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is still a cultural reference point for the rom-com playbook and seductive styling.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 23 May 2026
What This Means for the Market For investors, the practical implication is a market map that diverges sharply from the pure labor-replacement playbook.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Or take a page out of the Scandi girls’ playbook and wear your floral sandals with minimal culottes and a button-down, or a midi-dress layered under an oversized blazer.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 22 May 2026
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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