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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The next era of workplace innovation is here—and the old playbook is being rewritten.
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Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The publication altered its playbook so that free YouTube streams no longer count in the calculation of a hit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
At night, the tourist playbook shifts toward Texas mythmaking.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
What Eversource did here — mount a sustained PR campaign to destroy a regulator’s credibility, force her out, and immediately collect their reward — is a playbook.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The publication altered its playbook so that free YouTube streams no longer count in the calculation of a hit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
At night, the tourist playbook shifts toward Texas mythmaking.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
What Eversource did here — mount a sustained PR campaign to destroy a regulator’s credibility, force her out, and immediately collect their reward — is a playbook.
—Josh Elliott, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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