Definition of playbook
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
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Examples of playbook in a Sentence
He studied the new plays in the team's playbook.
Recent Examples of playbook from the Web
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After two decades of sticking largely to the same ineffective playbook, the course is unlikely to change without a drastic shift in policy from an outside nation.
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Some come out of the psychedelic playbook: Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow, Cream’s Disraeli Gears, Love’s Forever Changes,
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To get there, Mahomes must first master the playbook.
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Learning In Storrs UConn players are learning a lot these days — new coaches, new playbook, new schedules.
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Since arriving in New Orleans, LeRibeus has immersed himself in learning the playbook and adjusting to the offensive scheme.
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However, experience is certainly a big factor, especially in OTAs when young players are still trying to learn the playbook and how things are done.
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The move is also one out of the Michelle Obama playbook; the former first lady was known for wearing designs from the country of whichever diplomat the White House happened to be hosting.
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Then, three weeks later, Affymetrix will lose part of an important lawsuit filed in a UK court by a renowned British scientist using a page out of Affy's own litigious playbook – a judgment that could spell real trouble for the company.
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First Known Use of playbook
1511
PLAYBOOK Defined for English Language Learners
playbook
play
noun
Definition of playbook for English Language Learners
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American football : a book that contains descriptions of the different offensive and defensive plays that are used by a team
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