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 That's been a game plan that has worked even for stocks as sizable as Palantir . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026 The game plan in a modern Feeney game revolves around strategically placing the elders in the batting lineup to avoid having two quick strikeouts or slow runners on base. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 For teams whose game plans depend on speed, relentless pressing or high-intensity transitions, excessive heat changes the game entirely. — Carlos Roa, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026 New York magazine reported that Knicks star Jalen Brunson hadn’t discussed that game plan with his teammates prior to Dolan’s announcement. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 June 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
  • Corlys, one of few characters on the show who has survived long enough to ask for a favor in return for his service, shares his plan with Rhaenyra, asking her earnestly for public support from the crown.
    — Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The government claimed the feature could increase cybercrime incidents and has directed the platform to pause its plans.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of plan
Noun
  • Their sustained success isn't just a golden generation, but the culmination of a two-decade-long federation strategy.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • While the early successes in the group stage had casual fans buzzing about a trip to the July 19 final—which, come on already—the sales teams at Fox and Telemundo weren’t gaming out long-range strategies for either the USMNT or Mexico.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of strategy
Noun
  • True oversight starts at the blueprint stage, not after the technology has already scaled.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The Project 2025 blueprint singled out federal broadband policy as a target for cutting agency spending.
    — Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of blueprint
Noun
  • Those include loyalty, membership or rewards programs that customers enroll in or if the savings are offered to broad groups of people, such as teachers, military members or senior citizens.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • Friday’s announcement comes after CAA called for Meta to implement guardrails for Muse, despite the agency rolling out its own AI Vault program to archive its members’ likenesses forever.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2026
Definition of program
Noun
  • The couple are accused of operating a scheme that targeted fellow Vietnamese immigrants.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The two were using different error correction schemes (a surface code and a color code).
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • The Digital Realty proposal is the first project vying to get an exemption from Atlanta’s ban, raising questions about balancing urban land use and digital infrastructure.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • That is what makes Grand Cay Golf Resort one of the more important projects to watch in El Limón.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of project
Noun
  • According to Simmons, that was never part of any master plan.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
  • In 2024, city officials selected an architecture, planning and design firm to produce a master plan for a future 30 Crossing park.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
Definition of master plan

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“Game plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/game%20plan. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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