game plan

noun

Definition of game plannext
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective what's our game plan for touring the city?

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Recent Examples of game plan Or will Allen escape the rush and punish Minnesota with the kind of big plays that can wreck even the best defensive game plan? — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 For years, the Heat’s calling card was targeting an opposing star with a defensive game plan that would force somebody else to beat them, no example better than the Jeremy Lin game all those years ago. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Scouting report on Heat The Lakers’ defensive game plan on Monday was to force the Heat’s duo of Bam Adebayo and Antetokounmpo into jump shots. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026 Even with no games to reference, no public exhibitions, UConn’s staff was able to gain enough knowledge to put together a scouting report and a game plan. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for game plan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
  1. plan
  2. strategy
  3. blueprint
  4. program
  5. scheme
  6. project
  7. master plan
Noun
  • Reyes is giving each side a chance to be heard on her plan to name Liu as special master in the case.
    — GARY FIELDS, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Authorities in quake-prone Japan regularly instruct people to stock up on bottled water, food and batteries, have plans ready to hide under tables and keep comfortable walking shoes at hand.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Japan has rejigged its incentives scheme for international productions as part of the bold IP360 national strategy to boost its content sector.
    — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The openings, on Monday, signal a shift in strategy from social media to physical retail.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • The irony is that Western Massachusetts built the blueprint for combating exactly this.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In many cases, state laws and policies become the blueprints for federal laws.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • The cocktail program is in development with Neal Bodenheimer, co-owner of New Orleans favorite Cure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Lawmakers would still need to agree on how to pay for the program and what would happen to existing insurance.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • The strategy has not been confirmed verbatim by the Treasury, but Bessent himself has indicated the scheme worked by buying back more expensive, long-term debt (in which yields, and hence interest, are higher) in lieu of cheaper, short-term debt.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In that case, two Nigerian men were convicted in a sextortion scheme that targeted DeMay, 17, and over 100 other victims including 11 minors from halfway around the world.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • City University of New York’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility project, or CLEAR, published legal guides for BLM advocates on avoiding law enforcement scrutiny in 2020.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
  • However, the Edge has served as a producer on a handful of occasions on non-U2 projects, including documentaries and short films.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of project
Noun
  • Like other cities, Fort Lauderdale has a master plan that dictates where high-rise towers can go.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The partners submitted a pre-development agreement to the Village Board, which was approved on April 21, that provides a conceptual master plan for the redevelopment.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of master plan

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