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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These moves feel straight out of the Arteta playbook.
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Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Without Rice, the Chiefs have all but eliminated the bubble screen from their playbook.
—Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Digging into the playbook might help the Trojans, but head coach Lincoln Riley said in a Zoom call on Thursday that getting creative with healthy players to build depth is even more important.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
To me, the show seemed inspired by the Skims casting playbook.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Without Rice, the Chiefs have all but eliminated the bubble screen from their playbook.
—Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Digging into the playbook might help the Trojans, but head coach Lincoln Riley said in a Zoom call on Thursday that getting creative with healthy players to build depth is even more important.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
To me, the show seemed inspired by the Skims casting playbook.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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