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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More than 40 businesses, nonprofits and community organizations, including some led by kids, have come together to write a policy playbook for Colorado's next governor.
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Fields would give the Chiefs a chance to return the play to the playbook.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Numerous Democratic lawmakers denounced Carr’s threat as a page straight out of an autocratic playbook.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Fields would give the Chiefs a chance to return the play to the playbook.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Numerous Democratic lawmakers denounced Carr’s threat as a page straight out of an autocratic playbook.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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