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
To go to the media to talk about game plan ‘this or that’ kind of says a lot about him.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Finch was unimpressed with his team’s offensive game plan discipline in the face of a desperate defense.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
While the Kelces are still getting their game plan set for the future, their daughters have already begun giving them a glimpse of their strong emotions.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Running a marathon is a major achievement—one that takes time, training, and a solid game plan.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Finch was unimpressed with his team’s offensive game plan discipline in the face of a desperate defense.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
While the Kelces are still getting their game plan set for the future, their daughters have already begun giving them a glimpse of their strong emotions.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Running a marathon is a major achievement—one that takes time, training, and a solid game plan.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for game plan
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The up arrows first turned down in February when Trump and his administration rolled out tariff plans for Mexico and Canada.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In late March, Gibbs announced plans to retire in the first quarter of 2026.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights, and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In actuality, the second incarnation of the Klan remained influential, but Klan denial was a common propaganda strategy.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The campaign-season blueprint known as Project 2025 that laid out Trump’s potential agenda highlighted Section 117 as a possible mechanism to claw back federal funding from top schools, including through Pell Grants and Fullbright Scholarships — a move experts say could devastate critical research.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The critical success of Andor From a critical perspective, Andor should be a blueprint for success at LucasFilm.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The president also delved into the issue of transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, highlighted his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and heaped praise on the University of Alabama’s athletic program.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Since the program started, Sullivan said the team has mailed out around 750,000 HIV tests to households across the U.S.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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The project looks at the 1980s rise and fall of Joe Hunt and young and wealthy men who made up an exclusive investment group who descended into a fraud scheme that led to murder.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The fraud scheme The murder was part of a broader financial fraud scheme.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Many of the parts used in these projects are available to consumers through Ford or third-party vendors.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Legislators agreed to last spring to use $534 million of the reserve to pay down transportation borrowing early — a move Russell projects will save Connecticut $680 million in interest costs over the next decade.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Like with her orchestration of the show’s success, Urman shares just enough to let viewers in on her master plan.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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But after getting its venue master plan approved Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee executive board, LA28, the private committee responsible for organizing and executing the Games, informed Galway Downs that the equestrian competition will head elsewhere.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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