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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Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson went deep into his playbook in the first quarter of their matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In the Repicturing Rural playbook, Getty Images and Land O’Lakes recommend that depictions of work in rural areas expand beyond agriculture and into environments like offices, shops, community spaces and the home.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The change in broadband playbook means the bright spot that was once rising ARPU doesn't exist in the near term for Comcast.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
But long-term security wasn’t part of their playbook.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In the Repicturing Rural playbook, Getty Images and Land O’Lakes recommend that depictions of work in rural areas expand beyond agriculture and into environments like offices, shops, community spaces and the home.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The change in broadband playbook means the bright spot that was once rising ARPU doesn't exist in the near term for Comcast.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
But long-term security wasn’t part of their playbook.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Playbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playbook. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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